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Our Publications

Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.

Publications

Profit J, Zupancic JAF, McCormick MC, et al. "Moderately premature infants at Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in California are discharged home earlier than their peers in Massachusetts and the United Kingdom." Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.. 2006;91(4):F245-50.
Zlotnik PJ, Gould JB, Palmon M. Attributes of High Acuity Infants Greater Than 1500 Grams Admitted to NICU..; 2006.
Gould JB, Qin C, Chavez G. "Time of birth and the risk of neonatal death." Obstet Gynecol. 2005;106(2):352-8.
Catalano R, Bruckner T, Anderson E, Gould JB. "Fetal death sex ratios: a test of the economic stress hypothesis." Int J Epidemiol. 2005;34(4):944-8.
Bax M, Goldstein M, Rosenbaum P, et al. "Proposed definition and classification of cerebral palsy, April 2005." Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005;47(8):571-6.
Gould JB, Wirtschafter DD, Murphy B, Quaintance CC. Improving the Quality of Perinatal Care in California.. AAP Perinatal Section News; 2005.
Gould JB, Danielsen B, Korst LM, et al. "Cesarean delivery rates and neonatal morbidity in a low-risk population." Obstet Gynecol. 2004;104(1):11-9.
Wirtschafter D, Powers RJ. Organizing Regional Perinatal Quality Improvement: Global Considerations and Local Implementation..; 2004.
Gould JB. Quality Improvement in Perinatal Medicine: Assessing the Quality of Perinatal Care. .; 2004.
Burch K, Rhine W, Baker R, et al. "Implementing potentially better practices to reduce lung injury in neonates." Pediatrics. 2003;111(4 Pt 2):e432-6.
Sharek PJ, Baker R, Litman F, et al. "Evaluation and development of potentially better practices to prevent chronic lung disease and reduce lung injury in neonates." Pediatrics. 2003;111(4 Pt 2):e426-31.
Gould JB, Qin C, Marks AR, Chavez G. "Neonatal mortality in weekend vs weekday births." JAMA. 2003;289(22):2958-62.
Gould JB, Madan A, Qin C, Chavez G. "Perinatal outcomes in two dissimilar immigrant populations in the United States: a dual epidemiologic paradox." Pediatrics. 2003;111(6 Pt 1):e676-82.
"Eye examination in infants, children, and young adults by pediatricians." Pediatrics. 2003;111(4 Pt 1):902-7.
Sharek PJ, Benitz WE, Abel NJ, Freeburn MJane, Mayer ML, Bergman DA. "Effect of an evidence-based hand washing policy on hand washing rates and false-positive coagulase negative staphylococcus blood and cerebrospinal fluid culture rates in a level III NICU." J Perinatol. 2002;22(2):137-43.
Gould JB, Marks AR, Chavez G. "Expansion of community-based perinatal care in California." J Perinatol. 2002;22(8):630-40.
Gould JB, Chavez G, Marks AR, Liu H. "Incomplete birth certificates: a risk marker for infant mortality." Am J Public Health. 2002;92(1):79-81.
Callanan C, Doyle L, Rickards A, Kelly E, Ford G, Davis N. "Children followed with difficulty: how do they differ?" J Paediatr Child Health. 2001;37(2):152-6.
Kirby D, Coyle K, Gould JB. "Manifestations of poverty and birthrates among young teenagers in California zip code areas." Fam Plann Perspect. 2001;33(2):63-9.
"Surveillance of cerebral palsy in Europe: a collaboration of cerebral palsy surveys and registers. Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE)." Dev Med Child Neurol. 2000;42(12):816-24.
Danielsen B, Castles AG, Damberg CL, Gould JB. "Newborn discharge timing and readmissions: California, 1992-1995." Pediatrics. 2000;106(1 Pt 1):31-9.
Gould JB, Benitz WE, Liu H. "Mortality and time to death in very low birth weight infants: California, 1987 and 1993." Pediatrics. 2000;105(3):E37.
Benitz WE, Gould JB, Druzin ML. "Risk factors for early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis: estimation of odds ratios by critical literature review." Pediatrics. 1999;103(6):e77.
Benitz WE, Gould JB, Druzin ML. "Preventing early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis: strategy development using decision analysis." Pediatrics. 1999;103(6):e76.

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