Pediatric Hospital Medicine in the Delivery Room: A 14-Month Retrospective Study

Background: Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) providers are increasingly providing delivery room (DR) coverage for high-risk deliveries. Most have little post-residency DR training, and there is evidence that DR competencies are not being achieved through traditional residency programs. Given the wide range of DR and nursery services at different community hospitals, it is unclear what level of training is appropriate to prepare for attending deliveries in a community hospital. Objective: …