Asking your NICU colleagues for a hand during handling and procedures needs to be seen as the trauma informed, developmentally essential care that it is - not a negative, not a weakness, and certainly not as an incompetence

Kids do best when pediatricians partner w/local legislators to ensure consistent health insurance coverage through 6yrs! Thanks to former Pres. Dr. S. Shah Shetal Shah RT Women In Neonatology Dr. Sara “Quit Tobacco/Nicotine” Siddiqui Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief Melinda Willingham MD FAAP Diana Montoya-Williams, MD MSHP, FAAP Winter Berry Dr. Sharon Stephen Cook, MD, MPH #MaskUp Dr. Elizabeth Murray

Next on NJC calendar "Spotlight an Advocate"! Emily Miller MD MS FAAP shares her advocacy work and disparities research at Cincinnati Children's with Cradle Cincinnati and her experience with Health Policy Scholars Program. Weds 1/31/24 - 3P ET / 12P PT. DM or [email protected] for 🔗

So proud of the work of the team at Cincinnati Children's to improve safe sleep practices in the NICUs from 34 to 90% #ModelingMatters #SafeSleep #SUID. Read the details here rdcu.be/dwCZ3

The US has a politician running for president who said America is not (and has never been) a racist country. But y'all wonder why we "talk about race so much." Not talking about racism does not end racism; it maintains racism.

This is an incredible profile of #healthequity advocate Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, MPH. As she drives research on structural racism in health care, Rachel Hardeman faces a painful reckoning buff.ly/3Saahdg by Usha Lee McFarling via STAT CC: Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity Keelia Silvis, MPH 🍉🩷💛💙 Asha Paris “AJ” Adkins-Jackson

Was a joy to work on this with my superstar team of Evelyn Obregon Robin Ortiz, MD, MS, FAAP and #DrKateWallis in conjunction with baller Penn librarian #SherryMorgan. Pro tip: try to never do a systematic review without a librarian. They elevate your team.

That feeling when the White House is like, yeah we also care about that thing you pour your heart and soul into. 🫶 Secure storage saves lives. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

I suspect this will be an emotional listen because listening to uché blackstock, md’s dedication in her own voice already got me.

Congress: What’s the evidence on the impact of #paidleave on caregiver and infant health? Us: Well, a lot…so glad you asked! PolicyLabCHOP Diana Montoya-Williams, MD MSHP, FAAP Jenny Whittaker Katie Kellom Doug Strane Emma Golub, MPH policylab.chop.edu/tools-and-memo…

Honored to be awarded Best Poster Presentation! We enjoyed sharing our work! Thank you ESPR #ESPR2024 Grateful for the support from Perinatal Institute & Division of Neonatology Cincinnati Children's and the collaboration with PolicyLabCHOP Children's Hospital through our amazing mentor Diana Montoya-Williams, MD MSHP, FAAP

Thanks for amplifying Alvaro Proaño!! This slide reflects work made possible by support from PolicyLabCHOP, with further publications forthcoming. Stay tuned!

This is how we de-silo health equity work. This writing team met and received guidance through Neonatal Justice Collaborative. They were already galvanized but their passion turned into product and is being more widely disseminated because of our network. Join us.

Data from our Children's Hospital team that we must disaggregate by race, ethnicity, & nativity so as not to mask pop health disparities. Also: extreme preterm birth isn’t the same as moderate or late PTB birth. Lumping will hamper prevention efforts; we must disaggregate here too.

🚨🚨 Please forward this flyer to anyone who may be eligible to participate in our study: The Centering Black Preterm Infant Caregiver Priorities Study! #CenterandCareStudy

I truly believe conducting work to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion needs not only be trauma-informed but is a path to wellness for both patients and ourselves. Excited to join this conversation!

Keeping my eyes on the children. #Rafah

Race and ethnicity are strongly linked to preterm birth rates -- but how does one's country of origin influence risk? LDI Fellow Diana Montoya-Williams, MD MSHP, FAAP and her team use birth country to further expand how we understand and address preterm birth. Read more below: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

Really enjoyed working with The Conversation U.S. to discuss what we learned from immigrant mothers in #Philly about how we can improve prenatal care for this growing community. Community-informed #HealthEquity theconversation.com/immigrant-moms…

Photo from Todd Heisler of The New York Times.