Kristan Scott

Oct 13, 2024 | nature.com | Kristan Scott |Megan Gray |Patrick Myers |Heidi Karpen

AbstractNeonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) lacks a racially and ethnically diverse physician workforce. Fewer trainees from groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are entering NPM due to declining match rates in general pediatrics, financial burdens from delaying workforce entry, and ineffective recruitment into NPM. Annual surveys from the Organization of Neonatology Training Program Directors (ONTPD) were analyzed to assess URiM recruitment trends between 2021 and 2023.

Oct 10, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Kristan Scott |Emily Gregory |Heather Burris

Family Leave and Maternal Mortality in the US—Reply In Reply In response to our recent Viewpoint,1 Dr Bhatia highlights the postpartum period as a critical time during which policy-level interventions may have a large effect on reducing US maternal mortality. Bhatia outlines clearly how paid maternity leave leads to better outcomes for birth parents.

Oct 10, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Richa Bhatia |Kristan Scott |Emily Gregory |Heather Burris

Addressing Maternal Mortality in the US—A Pediatrics Responsibility Kristan Scott, MD; Emily F. Gregory, MD, MHS; Heather H. Burris, MD, MPH Family Leave and Maternal Mortality in the US—Reply Kristan Scott, MD; Emily F. Gregory, MD, MHS; Heather H. Burris, MD, MPH To the Editor A recent Viewpoint1 discussed the high maternal mortality rates in the US compared with other developed countries.

Oct 2, 2023 | mdpi.com | Timothy D. Nelin |Kristan Scott |Allan C. Just |Heather Burris

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May 8, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Kristan Scott |Emily Gregory |Heather Burris

In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that there were 1205 maternal deaths in 2021 in the US, marking a substantial uptrend from 861 deaths in 2020 and 754 in 2019.1 This sharp 40% increase in the maternal mortality rate to 32.9 deaths per 100 000 live births from 23.8 per 100 000 in 2020 is striking because the US already had the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries.2 Although 2021 US maternal mortality increased across all racial and...