Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Cultural Familiarity Shows Limited Impact on Outcomes Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Very Low Birth Weight infants

The authors aimed to determine whether the cultural familiarity of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), as indicated by the volume of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) patients, affects care processes and outcomes for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Their analysis of over 43,000 infants revealed that while higher AANHPI patient volumes were associated with improved feeding outcomes, such as increased human milk use and growth velocity, there was no significant impact on neonatal morbidity and mortality rates.