Kristen Schaffer

Outcomes and Care Needs of Infants Born to Individuals Incarcerated During Pregnancy

The rapid growth of incarceration of women in the United States has been accompanied by an increase in the number of pregnant individuals experiencing incarceration. Pregnant individuals in prisons and jails are at a higher risk for poor perinatal health outcomes. Existing data o...

Trends in Pathogens Causing Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Preterm Infants: 2010–2023

OBJECTIVE To examine long-term trends in overall and pathogen-specific late-onset sepsis (LOS) incidence among very preterm infants (VPIs) in a statewide, population-based network. METHODS We analyzed data for infants born at 22 to 31 weeks’ gestation in the California Perinatal...