Induction of labor and early-onset Sepsis guidelines: impact on NICU admissions in Erie County, NY.

Vikramaditya DumpaIndira AvulakuntaJames SheltonTaechin YuSatyan Lakshminrusimha

Published in: Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology (2019)

ACOG recommendations against elective IOL or cesarean delivery < 39 weeks PMA were rapidly translated to clinical practice and decreased early-term births in Erie County, NY. This decrease did not translate to reduced NICU admissions partly due to increased NICU admissions for empiric antibiotic therapy.

Keyphrases

early onset
preterm infants
clinical practice
gestational age
late onset
patients undergoing
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
septic shock
stem cells