Stephen Patrick Archive — Page 2 of 4

Close-up, softly focused side view of a pregnant person’s bare abdomen with one hand resting on it.
October 29, 2021

HCV infection among pregnant women increasing

By Emily Stembridge
Infographic titled “County-Level Characteristics Including Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Associated With Infant Foster Care Entry.” It reports associations between higher foster-care entry rates and the number of NOWS diagnoses, healthcare workers, and rural residence, and lists policy considerations for opioid-affected families. Hands hold a paper-cutout family over a teal background, with Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy and RAND logos at the bottom.
October 13, 2021

Study shows link between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and foster care entry

Vanderbilt research has revealed the close relationship between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and the number of infants entering foster care.

By Jill Clendening
Exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, showing the glass entrance canopy, tall modern hospital buildings, colorful children’s hospital sign, and red hospital logo.
September 17, 2021

Grant creates center for maternal, pediatric precision therapeutics

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to serve as a center of excellence for Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics.

By Christina Echegaray
Black line drawing of a stylized firefly above the word “FIREFLY” in bold black capital letters.
August 12, 2021

VUMC expands programming in effort to help pregnant and postpartum women, infants in opioid crisis

A newly created program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is aiming to address the increasing toll the opioid crisis is having on pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.

By Jessica Pasley
Infographic titled “Preterm birth rate shrunk during COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Tennessee.” It compares preterm birth rates from March 22 to April 30 in 2015–2020, showing lower rates in 2020, with explanatory text and Vanderbilt and Tennessee Department of Health branding.
March 15, 2021

Preterm births in Tennessee decreased during pandemic

Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

By Craig Boerner
Infographic titled “Opioid Crisis Increasingly Affecting Pregnant Women & Infants.” It reports rising neonatal abstinence syndrome and maternal opioid-related diagnoses, with U.S. maps showing state-by-state percentage changes in NAS and maternal opioid disorder hospitalizations from 2010 to 2017, plus highlighted increases of 3.3 and 4.6 per 1,000 hospitalizations.
January 12, 2021

Study shows drastic increases in opioid-affected births

The rate of mothers who had an opioid-related diagnosis when delivering their baby increased by 131% from 2010-2017, as the incidence of babies diagnosed with drug withdrawal, known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), increased by 82% nationally during that same time period.

By Craig Boerner