Prenatal Care and Perinatal Regionalization for Congenital Heart Defects
In this cross-sectional study, delayed prenatal care initiation was associated with higher probability of delivery at a cardiac center, especially for severe CHD. More prenatal visits may help appropriately direct mild cases to noncardiac centers. Operationalization of regionalized CHD care requires consideration of many factors, including prenatal events.
Authors
- Beau Batton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-7238)
- Christina Laternser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-3547)
- Cecilia A. Albaro
- Brett R. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-9387)
- Joyce Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-4903)
- Lynn M. Yee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-0544)
- William A. Grobman
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Child Health and Development Institute (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42135
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute