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Rosemary D. Higgins is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States and has made substantial contributions in the field of Medicine, particularly focused on pediatrics and neonatal health. Their research encompasses several specialized subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Surgery.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics centered on neonatal and infant health. These include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, Infant Nutrition and Health, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects.

Rosemary D. Higgins has published in several prominent venues with a focus on pediatric research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • JAMA Network Open
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Perinatology
  • PEDIATRICS

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on neonatal and perinatal health challenges. Notable papers include:

  • Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis 2015 to 2017, the Rise of Escherichia coli, and the Need for Novel Prevention Strategies (2020, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • Higher or Lower Hemoglobin Transfusion Thresholds for Preterm Infants (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Assessment of an Updated Neonatal Research Network Extremely Preterm Birth Outcome Model in the Vermont Oxford Network (2020, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation (2021, Annals of Surgery)
  • Eat, Sleep, Console Approach or Usual Care for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)

Collaborative work is a key feature of their research with frequent co-authors including Abhik Das, Abbot R. Laptook, Michele C. Walsh, Brenda B. Poindexter, and Waldemar A. Carlo, reflecting extensive joint research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Whole-body hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

    Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Jon E. Tyson

  • Neonatal Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants From the NICHD Neonatal Research Network

    Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Edward F. Bell;Seetha Shankaran

  • Trends in Care Practices, Morbidity, and Mortality of Extremely Preterm Neonates, 1993-2012

    Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Edward F. Bell;Michele C. Walsh

  • Neurodevelopmental and growth impairment among extremely low-birth-weight infants with neonatal infection.

    Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Ira Adams-Chapman;Avroy A. Fanaroff

  • Early CPAP versus surfactant in extremely preterm infants

    Neil N. Finer;Waldemar A. Carlo;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

  • Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis: The Burden of Group B Streptococcal and E. coli Disease Continues

    Barbara J. Stoll;Nellie I. Hansen;Pablo J. Sánchez;Roger G. Faix

  • Intensive Care for Extreme Prematurity—Moving Beyond Gestational Age

    J.E. Tyson;N.A. Parikh;J. Langer;C. Green

  • Target ranges of oxygen saturation in extremely preterm infants

    Waldemar A. Carlo;Neil N. Finer;Michele C. Walsh;Wade Rich

  • Optimizing Care and Outcome for Late-Preterm (Near-Term) Infants: A Summary of the Workshop Sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

    Tonse N K Raju;Rosemary D Higgins;Ann R Stark;Kenneth J Leveno

  • Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants After Necrotizing Enterocolitis

    Susan R. Hintz;Douglas E. Kendrick;Barbara J. Stoll;Betty R. Vohr

  • Childhood outcomes after hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy

    Seetha Shankaran;Athina Pappas;Scott A. McDonald;Betty R. Vohr

  • Neonatal Candidiasis Among Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Risk Factors, Mortality Rates, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 18 to 22 Months

    Daniel K. Benjamin;Barbara J. Stoll;Avory A. Fanaroff;Scott A. McDonald

  • Causes and Timing of Death in Extremely Premature Infants from 2000 through 2011

    Ravi M. Patel;Sarah Kandefer;Michele C. Walsh;Edward F. Bell

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Executive Summary of a Workshop.

    Rosemary D. Higgins;Alan H. Jobe;Marion Koso-Thomas;Eduardo Bancalari

  • Between-Hospital Variation in Treatment and Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants

    Matthew A. Rysavy;Lei Li;Edward F. Bell;Abhik Das

  • Persistent Beneficial Effects of Breast Milk Ingested in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants at 30 Months of Age

    Betty R. Vohr;Brenda B. Poindexter;Anna M. Dusick;Leslie T. McKinley

  • Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids With Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants Born at 22 to 25 Weeks' Gestation

    Waldemar A. Carlo;Scott A. McDonald;Avroy A. Fanaroff;Betty R. Vohr

  • Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes among Periviable Infants.

    Noelle Younge;Ricki F. Goldstein;Carla M. Bann;Susan R. Hintz

  • Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns with a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis: Summary of a Workshop

    Rosemary D. Higgins;George Saade;Richard A. Polin;William A. Grobman

  • Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonates With Hypoxic???Ischemic Encephalopathy

    Seetha Shankaran;Abbot R. Laptook;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Jon E. Tyson

Frequent Co-Authors

Abhik Das
Abhik Das RTI International
Seetha Shankaran
Seetha Shankaran Wayne State University
Waldemar A. Carlo
Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abbot R. Laptook
Abbot R. Laptook Brown University
Michele C. Walsh
Michele C. Walsh Case Western Reserve University
Barbara J. Stoll
Barbara J. Stoll The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Edward F. Bell
Edward F. Bell University of Iowa
Betty R. Vohr
Betty R. Vohr Brown University
Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Richard A. Ehrenkranz Yale University
Namasivayam Ambalavanan
Namasivayam Ambalavanan University of Alabama at Birmingham

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