South Carolina Partners for Preterm Birth Prevention: a regional perinatal initiative for the reduction of premature birth in a Medicaid population
| Autor: | Jeffrey E. Korte, Amelia Rowland, M. Kathryn Menard, Charles Rittenberg, Heather Kirby, Roger B. Newman, Scott Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Neonatal intensive care unit South Carolina Population Health Promotion Birth certificate Risk Assessment Pregnancy medicine Humans education Referral and Consultation education.field_of_study Medicaid Obstetrics business.industry Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology Prenatal Care medicine.disease United States Premature birth Relative risk Premature Birth Female Risk assessment business Case Management |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 199:393.e1-393.e8 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.07.047 |
| Popis: | Objective The objective of the study was to improve the distribution of preterm deliveries in a Medicaid population through a regional perinatal risk assessment and case management initiative. Study Design An innovative public/private partnership was initiated in the 8 county Lowcountry (LC) perinatal region to reduce preterm birth (PTB) among Medicaid recipient women. Eligible women were identified and underwent telephonic risk assessment, education, and access to a 24 hours, 7 days per week perinatal hotline. Women with predetermined risk factors for PTB were offered patient-centered case management. Medicaid claims and birth certificate data were used to compare obstetric outcomes for 2006 (intervention) and 2004 (control) in both the Lowcountry (LC; program) and Midlands (ML; nonprogram) perinatal regions. Results There were 6356 Medicaid deliveries in the LC in 2006. Of these, 2111 were referred for telephonic risk assessment; 317 had identifiable PTB risk factors and consented to case management. Compared with 2004, there was a significant improvement in the distribution of preterm birth ( P = .05) in the LC region, primarily confined to deliveries less than 28 weeks (1.6% vs 1.1%; P = .029, relative risk [RR] 0.75, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.51-0.96). There were also reductions in the frequency (6.7% vs 5.8%; RR 0.86, 95% CI, 0.75-0.98; P = .04) and mean duration (25.0 vs 20.6 days; 95% CI, 1.03-7.77; P = .01) of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. No changes were identified in the ML region. Conclusion A regional initiative of telephonic risk assessment and case management of Medicaid recipient women significantly reduced deliveries less than 28 weeks and NICU care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full Text from ScienceDirect