The Association of Transition to Home and Hospital Readmission after NICU Discharge

Background: In the U.S., nearly 500,000 infants are annually hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and over 90% survive to hospital discharge. After NICU discharge, these children are at high risk for medical and neurodevelopmental complications and require intensive medical and developmental follow-up. A successful transition is paramount to the health of the infants and the mental health of the caregivers. Unfortunately, many low-income and minority families do not receive many of the follow up services prescribed. There is limited information about the association of medical outcomes with …