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Correction: Maternity care practices supportive of breastfeeding in U.S. advanced neonatal care units, United States, 2022 Open

Erica H. Anstey, Adi Noiman, Ellen O. Boundy, Jennifer Nelson · 2025

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Coverage Among Infants Through Receipt of Nirsevimab Monoclonal Antibody or Maternal Vaccination — United States, October 2023–March 2024 Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Hannah E. Fast, Tara C. Jatlaoui, Hilda Razzaghi, LaTreace Harris , et al. · 2025

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States. A new RSV monoclonal antibody (nirsevimab) for infants and an RSV vaccine for pregnant women were recommended by the Advisory Committee …

Hospital Practices and Policies for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: United States, 2022 Open

Kristin J. Marks, Lucas Gosdin, Ellen O. Boundy, Erica H. Anstey, Jean Y. Ko , et al. · 2025

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Historically, care for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) focused on pharmacotherapy provided in a neonatal intensive care setting. The understanding of optimal care models is evolving and focuses on…

Maternity Care Practices Supportive of Breastfeeding in U.S. Advanced Neonatal Care Units, United States, 2022 Open

Erica H. Anstey, Adi Noiman, Ellen O. Boundy, Jennifer Nelson · 2024

Objective: To describe breastfeeding-supportive practices in U.S. maternity hospitals with advanced neonatal care units (ANCU). Study Design: Using 2022 mPINC data, we calculated the percent of hospitals reporting 1) breastfeeding-supporti…

Disaggregation of Breastfeeding Initiation Rates by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2020–2021 Open

Kristin J. Marks, Jasmine Y. Nakayama, Katelyn V. Chiang, Mary Ellen Grap, Erica H. Anstey , et al. · 2023

Substantial variation in the prevalence of breastfeeding initiation across disaggregated racial or ethnic categories exists. Disaggregation of racial and ethnic data unmasked differences that could reflect variations in cultural practices …

Public Belief in the Maternal Health Benefits of Breastfeeding — United States, 2018 and 2021 Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Jennifer Nelson, Ruowei Li · 2023

The objective of this study was to better understand US public awareness of maternal health benefits of breastfeeding. Data from the 2018 and 2021 SummerStyles surveys were analyzed to explore public belief in select maternal benefits of b…

Early introduction of complementary foods/drinks and milk feeding type in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Open

Kristin J. Marks, Ellen O. Boundy, Jasmine Y. Nakayama, Ruowei Li, Heather C. Hamner · 2023

Infants younger than 4 months are not ready for complementary foods/drinks (any solid or liquid other than breast milk or infant formula). Almost half of US infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infan…

Patterns in Mothers’ Recollection of Health Care Providers’ Young Child Feeding Recommendations Open

Andrea McGowan, Ellen O. Boundy, Jennifer Nelson, Heather C. Hamner · 2022

Mothers reported high recollection of early childhood nutrition guidance from their HCP; however, certain topics (eg, appropriate timing of solid food introduction) could be prioritized, and some subpopulations may need additional focus to…

Donor Human Milk Use in Advanced Neonatal Care Units — United States, 2020 Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Erica H. Anstey, Jennifer Nelson · 2022

Approximately 50,000 infants are born in the United States each year with very low birthweight (VLBW) (<1,500 g).* Benefits of human milk to infants with VLBW include decreased risk for necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious illness resultin…

Prevalence of Delayed Cord Clamping Among U.S. Hospitals by Facility Characteristics Open

Jasmine Y. Nakayama, Cria G. Perrine, Heather C. Hamner, Ellen O. Boundy · 2021

In Brief Only half of U.S. hospitals report delayed cord clamping for most healthy newborns, with variation by hospital location and cesarean birth rate.

Delayed Cord Clamping Prevalence Among US Hospitals Open

Jasmine Y. Nakayama, Cria G. Perrine, Heather C. Hamner, Ellen O. Boundy · 2021

Implementation of Hospital Practices Supportive of Breastfeeding in the Context of COVID-19 — United States, July 15–August 20, 2020 Open

Cria G. Perrine, Katelyn V. Chiang, Erica H. Anstey, Daurice A. Grossniklaus, Ellen O. Boundy , et al. · 2020

Breastfeeding has health benefits for both infants and mothers and is recommended by numerous health and medical organizations*^,† (1). The birth hospitalization is a critical period for establishing breastfeeding; however, some …

Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020 Open

Stephanie R. Bialek, Ellen O. Boundy, Virginia B. Bowen, Nancy A. Chow, Amanda Cohn , et al. · 2020

Globally, approximately 170,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported, including an estimated 7,000 deaths in approximately 150 countries (1). On March 1…

Maternal Race Trends in Early Infant Feeding Patterns in Hawai'i Using Newborn Metabolic Screening-Birth Certificate Linked Data 2008-2015. Open

Donald Hayes, Ellen O. Boundy, Heidi Hansen-Smith, Carol L. Melcher · 2020

Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for infants, including short- and longterm health benefits for baby and mother. Maternity care practices supporting breastfeeding after delivery increase the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding. T…

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Jennifer Wilkins, Karen Chapman‐Novakofski, Frans Folkvord, D Ansch€ Utz, Marjolein Geurts , et al. · 2020

US Pediatrician Practices on Early Nutrition, Feeding, and Growth Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Amanda Fisher Boyd, Heather C. Hamner, Brook Belay, Janice L. Liebhart , et al. · 2019

Trends in rooming‐in practices among hospitals in the United States, 2007‐2015 Open

Chloe M. Barrera, Jennifer Nelson, Ellen O. Boundy, Cria G. Perrine · 2018

Background Rooming‐in, or keeping mothers and infants together throughout the birth hospitalization, increases breastfeeding initiation and duration, and is one of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding . Methods The Centers for Disease…

Trends in Maternity Care Practice Skin-to-Skin Contact Indicators: United States, 2007–2015 Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Cria G. Perrine, Chloe M. Barrera, Ruowei Li, Heather C. Hamner · 2018

Significant progress has been made in increasing hospital encouragement of early SSC for both vaginal and cesarean births. Continued efforts to support evidence-based maternity practices are needed.

Disparities in Hospital-Reported Breast Milk Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units — United States, 2015 Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Cria G. Perrine, Jennifer Nelson, Heather C. Hamner · 2017

Breast milk is the recommended nutrition for infants. For preterm infants, when mother's milk is not available, pasteurized donor milk is recommended (1). Non-Hispanic black mothers are at increased risk for having a preterm birth and for …

Improving Estimates of Numbers of Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition Using Cohort and Survey Data Open

Sheila Isanaka, Ellen O. Boundy, Rebecca F. Grais, Mark Myatt, André Briend · 2016

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is reported to affect 19 million children worldwide. However, this estimate is based on prevalence data from cross-sectional surveys and can be expected to miss some children affected by an acute condition s…

What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature Open

Grace J Chan, Bina Valsangkar, Sandhya Kajeepeta, Ellen O. Boundy, Stephen Wall · 2016

There exists significant heterogeneity in the definition of KMC. A large number of studies did not report definitions of KMC. Skin-to-skin contact is the core component of KMC, whereas components such as breastfeeding, early discharge, and…

Effect of Scopolamine Patch Use on Postoperative Voiding Function After Transobturator Slings Open

Sybil G. Dessie, Michele R. Hacker, Costas Apostolis, Ellen O. Boundy, Anna M. Modest , et al. · 2016

The results of this study demonstrate that use of TDS patches for postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis may negatively affect the success of voiding trials after transobturator tape sling procedures.

Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis Open

Ellen O. Boundy, Roya Dastjerdi, Donna Spiegelman, Wafaie Fawzi, Stacey A. Missmer , et al. · 2015

CONTEXT: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an intervention aimed at improving outcomes among preterm and low birth weight newborns. OBJECTIVE: Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the association between KMC and neonatal ou…

Determinants of Global Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Open

Ellen O. Boundy · 2015

In 2013, approximately 289,000 women died from pregnancy-related causes and 2.8 million newborns died within the first 28 days of life. The vast majority of these deaths occur in resource-limited settings. This work examines risk and prote…

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