Blair Weikel, MPH

Publications

• Hwang SS, Weikel B, Adams J, Bourque SL, Cabrera J, Griffith N, Hall AM, Scott J, Smith D, Wheeler C, Woodard J, Wymore E. The Colorado Hospitals Substance Exposed Newborn Quality Improvement Collaborative: Standardization of Care for Opioid-Exposed Newborns Shortens Length of Stay and Reduces Number of Infants Requiring Opiate Therapy. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Sep;10(9):783-791. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0032. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32769086; PMCID: PMC7446548.
• Townsend SF, Hodapp CD, Weikel B, Hwang SS. Shifting the care paradigm for opioid-exposed newborns in Southern Colorado. J Perinatol. 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-00900-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33288868.
• Wymore E., Weikel BW. Breastfeeding Experience for Opioid Exposed Neonates from the Colorado Hospitals Substance Exposed Newborns Quality Improvement Collaborative (CHoSEN QIC). Poster presented at: Improvement Science Virtual Expo, Vermont Oxford Network Annual Quality Congress 2020.
• Shah P, Greenfield J, Roybal K, Klawetter S, Levek C, Weikel B, Scott J, Brown K, Neu M, Bourque S, Palau M, Hall A, Hwang SS. Financial strain as a predictor of maternal mental health among mother of preterm infants. Poster presented at: 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Virtual Conference.
• Hwang SS, Weikel BW, Hannan KE, Bourque SL. Impact of COVID-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34717961
• Weikel BW, Palau MA, Hwang SS. Ethnic Disparities in the Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns in Colorado Birthing Hospitals. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Nov;11(11):1190-1198. PubMed PMID: 34649934
• Shay R, Weikel BW, Grover T, Barry JS. Standardizing premedication for non-emergent neonatal tracheal intubations improves compliance and patient outcomes. J Perinatol. 2021 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34584197
• Bourque SL, Weikel BW, Palau MA, Greenfield JC, Hall A, Klawetter S, Neu M, Scott J, Shah P, Roybal KL, Hwang SS. The Association of Social Factors and Time Spent in the NICU for Mothers of Very Preterm Infants. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):988-996. PubMed PMID: 34426486
• Bourque SL, Weikel BW, Crispe K, Hwang SS. Association of Rural and Frontier Residence with Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Delivery in Nonlevel III NICUs. Am J Perinatol. 2021 Apr 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33878765
• Townsend SF, Hodapp CD, Weikel B, Hwang SS. Shifting the care paradigm for opioid-exposed newborns in Southern Colorado. J Perinatol. 2021 Jun;41(6):1372-1380. PubMed PMID: 33288868
• Hwang SS, Weikel B, Adams J, Bourque SL, Cabrera J, Griffith N, Hall AM, Scott J, Smith D, Wheeler C, Woodard J, Wymore E. The Colorado Hospitals Substance Exposed Newborn Quality Improvement Collaborative: Standardization of Care for Opioid-Exposed Newborns Shortens Length of Stay and Reduces Number of Infants Requiring Opiate Therapy. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Sep;10(9):783-791. PubMed PMID: 32769086
• Klawetter S, Weikel BW, Roybal K, Cetin N, Uretsky M, et al. Social determinants of health and parenting self-efficacy among mothers of preterm infants. JSSWR. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1086/716303
• Greenfield J, Weikel BW, Bourque SL, Neu M, et al. Comparisons of Three Measures of Maternal Engagement Activities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Nursing Research.
• Bourque SL, Weikel BW, Palmer C, Cataldi JR, Blackwell S, Hwang SS. Prevalence and Predictors of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance. Am J Perinatol. 2022 May 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35554887
• Greenfield JC, Weikel BW, Bourque SL, Hwang SS, Klawetter S, Roybal KL, Palau MA, Scott J, Shah P, Brown K, Neu M. Comparisons of Three Measures of Maternal Engagement Activities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Nurs Res. 2022 May-Jun 01;71(3):241-249. PubMed PMID: 35149629
• Hwang SS, Weikel BW, Hannan KE, Bourque SL. Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado. J Pediatr. 2022 Mar;242:238-241.e1. PubMed PMID: 34717961
• Shay R, Weikel BW, Grover T, Barry JS. Standardizing premedication for non-emergent neonatal tracheal intubations improves compliance and patient outcomes. J Perinatol. 2022 Jan;42(1):132-138. PubMed PMID: 34584197
• Bourque SL, Weikel BW, Hwang SS. Prevalence and Predictors of Early Intervention Referral Among Substance-Exposed Newborns. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Oct 1;13(10):945-953. PubMed PMID: 37750209
• Hwang SS, Weikel BW, Palau MA, Greenfield JC, Klawetter S, Neu M, Roybal KL, Scott J, Shah P, Bourque SL. NICU Visitation Time and Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices Among Mothers of Very Preterm Infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2023 Aug 1;23(4):365-376. PubMed PMID: 37036938
• Weikel BW, Klawetter S, Bourque SL, Hannan KE, Roybal K, Soondarotok M, St Pierre M, Fraiman YS, Hwang SS. Defining an Infant's Race and Ethnicity: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2023 Jan 1;151(1). PubMed PMID: 36575917
• Bourque SL, Weikel BW, Palmer C, Cataldi JR, Blackwell S, Hwang SS. Prevalence and Predictors of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Jan;40(1):106-114. PubMed PMID: 35554887
• Shay R, Weikel BW, Mascorro M, Harding E, Beard L, Grover T, Barry JS. Continuous improvement of non-emergent neonatal intubations in a level IV NICU. J Perinatol. 2024 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39025954
• Nishihara Y, MacBrayne CE, Prinzi A, Pearce K, Melara D, Weikel BW, Zenge J, Grover T, Parker SK. Time to positivity of blood cultures in a level IV NICU varies based on organism category and population subgroups: is a 36-hour rule out safe?. J Perinatol. 2024 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38902516
• Fraiman, Y. S., Pursley, D., Sandel, M., Weikel, B., Williams, M., & Hwang, S. (2024). To Measure Diversity And Representation In Health Policy Research, Journals Should Adopt Personal Identity Disclosures. Health Affairs Forefront. DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20240924.879791
• Teano VJ, Weikel BW, Hwang SS, Wymore EM, Blackwell S, Bourque SL. Predictors of perinatal cannabis use in colorado and the association with depression during pregnancy. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2024 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39480519