Victoria Stagg
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Victoria Stagg has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Deborah Ann McNeil
Faculty of Nursing & Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
1 shared publication - Edmond N. Kelly
Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
1 shared publication - Jacqueline Jackson
Neonatal Follow-up Program, Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
1 shared publication - Karen Lasby
Neonatal Transition Team, Postpartum Community Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada
1 shared publication - Tammy Sherrow
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
1 shared publication - Tanis R. Fenton
University of Calgary
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 2 January 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Vol. 27 (3) , 487-496
Very-low-birth-weight infant short-term post-discharge outcomes: A retrospective study of specialized compared to standard care
Objective Ongoing health care challenges, low breast milk intake, and the need for rehospitalization are common during the first year of life after hospital discharge for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. This retrospective cohort study examined breast milk intake, growth, emergency department (ED) visits, and non-surgical rehospitalizations for VLBW infants who received specialized post-discharge follow-up in western Canada, compared to VLBW infants who received standard follow-up in central Canada. Design Data were collected from two neonatal follow-up programs for VLBW babies (n = 150 specialized-care; n = 205 standard-care). Logistic regression was used to examine odds of breast milk intake and generalized estimating equations were used for odds of growth, ED visits and non-surgical rehospitalization by site. Results Specialized-care was associated with enhanced breast milk intake duration; the odds of receiving breastmilk at 4 months in the specialized-care cohort was 6 times that in the standard-care cohort. The specialized-care cohort had significantly more ED visits and rehospitalizations. However, for infants with oxygen use beyond 36 weeks compared to those with no oxygen use, the standard-care cohort had over 7 times the odds of rehospitalization where as the specialized-care cohort with no increased odds of rehospitalization. Conclusion Specialized neonatal nursing follow-up was associated with continued breastmilk intake beyond discharge. Infants in the specialized-care cohort used the ED and were hospitalized more often than the standard-care cohort with the exception of infants with long term oxygen needs.
- 2 January 2023
- Published by Springer Nature in Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Vol. 27 (3) , 487-496
Very-low-birth-weight infant short-term post-discharge outcomes: A retrospective study of specialized compared to standard care
Objective Ongoing health care challenges, low breast milk intake, and the need for rehospitalization are common during the first year of life after hospital discharge for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. This retrospective cohort study examined breast milk intake, growth, emergency department (ED) visits, and non-surgical rehospitalizations for VLBW infants who received specialized post-discharge follow-up in western Canada, compared to VLBW infants who received standard follow-up in central Canada. Design Data were collected from two neonatal follow-up programs for VLBW babies (n = 150 specialized-care; n = 205 standard-care). Logistic regression was used to examine odds of breast milk intake and generalized estimating equations were used for odds of growth, ED visits and non-surgical rehospitalization by site. Results Specialized-care was associated with enhanced breast milk intake duration; the odds of receiving breastmilk at 4 months in the specialized-care cohort was 6 times that in the standard-care cohort. The specialized-care cohort had significantly more ED visits and rehospitalizations. However, for infants with oxygen use beyond 36 weeks compared to those with no oxygen use, the standard-care cohort had over 7 times the odds of rehospitalization where as the specialized-care cohort with no increased odds of rehospitalization. Conclusion Specialized neonatal nursing follow-up was associated with continued breastmilk intake beyond discharge. Infants in the specialized-care cohort used the ED and were hospitalized more often than the standard-care cohort with the exception of infants with long term oxygen needs.