Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
@emilymillermd.bsky.social
Neonatologist / Dir of Perinatal Health Equity, Advocacy, Policy @CincyChildrens | #HPSP | Alum @UofLpeds @uoflmedschool | Mom x 4 (she/her) | #tweetiatrician | Opinions mine
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Excited to share our qualitative analysis on unconditional cash transfers in the NICU! Cash transfers provided caregivers a sense of relief in the financial/mental stress.
Thankful for an amazing team and support (@policylabchop.bsky.social).
Learn more: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...
Thankful for an amazing team and support (@policylabchop.bsky.social).
Learn more: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...
Unconditional Cash Transfers for Medicaid Eligible Parents of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study within a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Emerging evidence has demonstrated mixed results regarding the ability of unconditional
cash transfers to intervene on the pathway between poverty and adverse term infant
outcomes. Parents of preterm ...
www.academicpedsjnl.net
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Excited to share our qualitative analysis on unconditional cash transfers in the NICU! Cash transfers provided caregivers a sense of relief in the financial/mental stress.
Thankful for an amazing team and support (@policylabchop.bsky.social).
Learn more: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...
Thankful for an amazing team and support (@policylabchop.bsky.social).
Learn more: www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187...
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Did you know? The US has one of the highest child poverty rates of OECD countries.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Did you know? The US has one of the highest child poverty rates of OECD countries.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
Respiratory virus season is starting. RSV cases are increasing. This is the perfect time to get your RSV vaccine if you qualify:
- pregnant, 32 - 36 weeks gestation
- everyone age 75+
- age 50 - 74 w underlying medical conditions
- living in nursing home/longterm care facility
- infants < 8 months
- pregnant, 32 - 36 weeks gestation
- everyone age 75+
- age 50 - 74 w underlying medical conditions
- living in nursing home/longterm care facility
- infants < 8 months
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Respiratory virus season is starting. RSV cases are increasing. This is the perfect time to get your RSV vaccine if you qualify:
- pregnant, 32 - 36 weeks gestation
- everyone age 75+
- age 50 - 74 w underlying medical conditions
- living in nursing home/longterm care facility
- infants < 8 months
- pregnant, 32 - 36 weeks gestation
- everyone age 75+
- age 50 - 74 w underlying medical conditions
- living in nursing home/longterm care facility
- infants < 8 months
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Rita Hamad, professor of social epidemiology and public policy, explains why losing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible. “Without data, we can’t fix problems,” says @ritahamad.bsky.social
With federal maternal health database in limbo, a risk to mother and infant health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Rita Hamad explains why losing PRAMS puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible.
hsph.harvard.edu
October 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Rita Hamad, professor of social epidemiology and public policy, explains why losing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System puts the health of mothers and infants at risk, and how she hopes to help keep its data accessible. “Without data, we can’t fix problems,” says @ritahamad.bsky.social
Tomorrow in Cincinnati, community leaders, healthcare professionals, advocates, and changemakers will come together at the #CradlingCincinnati Summit to drive innovation and equity in maternal and infant health.
Bold ideas. Proven strategies. Community-led solutions.
👉 www.cradlecincinnati.org
Bold ideas. Proven strategies. Community-led solutions.
👉 www.cradlecincinnati.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tomorrow in Cincinnati, community leaders, healthcare professionals, advocates, and changemakers will come together at the #CradlingCincinnati Summit to drive innovation and equity in maternal and infant health.
Bold ideas. Proven strategies. Community-led solutions.
👉 www.cradlecincinnati.org
Bold ideas. Proven strategies. Community-led solutions.
👉 www.cradlecincinnati.org
Immigration policies are creating impossible choices for NICU families.
Parents are afraid to visit their infants, deterred by anti-immigrant rhetoric and fear of U.S. ICE actions at hospitals.
Ask your legislator to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.
With @neodrswenson.bsky.social
Parents are afraid to visit their infants, deterred by anti-immigrant rhetoric and fear of U.S. ICE actions at hospitals.
Ask your legislator to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.
With @neodrswenson.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Immigration policies are creating impossible choices for NICU families.
Parents are afraid to visit their infants, deterred by anti-immigrant rhetoric and fear of U.S. ICE actions at hospitals.
Ask your legislator to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.
With @neodrswenson.bsky.social
Parents are afraid to visit their infants, deterred by anti-immigrant rhetoric and fear of U.S. ICE actions at hospitals.
Ask your legislator to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.
With @neodrswenson.bsky.social
Out of hospital births doubled in SW Ohio over the past 5 years, from 1.5% to 3%.
Changing maternal socio-demographic profiles and risk factors (maternal disease, multiples, prematurity, breech position) may confer increased neonatal risk.
Read more about our study findings at the link below.
Changing maternal socio-demographic profiles and risk factors (maternal disease, multiples, prematurity, breech position) may confer increased neonatal risk.
Read more about our study findings at the link below.
Expecting mothers increasingly turn to at-home births: New research
More pregnant people are turning away from hospital births and instead choosing their homes, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2025 National Conference & Ex...
www.eurekalert.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Out of hospital births doubled in SW Ohio over the past 5 years, from 1.5% to 3%.
Changing maternal socio-demographic profiles and risk factors (maternal disease, multiples, prematurity, breech position) may confer increased neonatal risk.
Read more about our study findings at the link below.
Changing maternal socio-demographic profiles and risk factors (maternal disease, multiples, prematurity, breech position) may confer increased neonatal risk.
Read more about our study findings at the link below.
More than half a million Ohio kids — 1 in 5 — are dealing with food insecurity.
Universal school meals would create $520 million more in annual benefits than the program would cost.
⬇️household food insecurity
⬆️administrative efficiency
⬇️obesity
⬆️lifetime earnings by kids who are ready to learn
Universal school meals would create $520 million more in annual benefits than the program would cost.
⬇️household food insecurity
⬆️administrative efficiency
⬇️obesity
⬆️lifetime earnings by kids who are ready to learn
Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some
by Marty Schladen
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/a...
by Marty Schladen
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/a...
Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some • Ohio Capital Journal
Most Ohio school kids already get free meals. Making them free for all students would produce big social benefits, new study says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
More than half a million Ohio kids — 1 in 5 — are dealing with food insecurity.
Universal school meals would create $520 million more in annual benefits than the program would cost.
⬇️household food insecurity
⬆️administrative efficiency
⬇️obesity
⬆️lifetime earnings by kids who are ready to learn
Universal school meals would create $520 million more in annual benefits than the program would cost.
⬇️household food insecurity
⬆️administrative efficiency
⬇️obesity
⬆️lifetime earnings by kids who are ready to learn
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
NEW Research: Non-invasive high frequency oscillatory ventilation for primary respiratory support in extremely preterm infants: multicentre randomised controlled trial
Read here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Read here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW Research: Non-invasive high frequency oscillatory ventilation for primary respiratory support in extremely preterm infants: multicentre randomised controlled trial
Read here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Read here: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Important point raised by Drs. Feister, Miller, Unaka and Beck at #cincinnatichildrens. NICUs are well positioned to assist families with claiming govt benefits like the Earned Income Tax Credit, WIC, SNAP, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Government-administered benefit programs: missed opportunities to address poverty in the NICU - Journal of Perinatology
Journal of Perinatology - Government-administered benefit programs: missed opportunities to address poverty in the NICU
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Important point raised by Drs. Feister, Miller, Unaka and Beck at #cincinnatichildrens. NICUs are well positioned to assist families with claiming govt benefits like the Earned Income Tax Credit, WIC, SNAP, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NOW AVAILABLE: the Improving Neonatology Staffing toolkit!
To aid in advocacy and implementation, this toolkit includes:
-background of the issues
-needs assessments
-advocacy tools
-practical staffing solutions
The toolkit is publicly available:
www.aap.org/en/community...
Please share widely!
To aid in advocacy and implementation, this toolkit includes:
-background of the issues
-needs assessments
-advocacy tools
-practical staffing solutions
The toolkit is publicly available:
www.aap.org/en/community...
Please share widely!
September 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NOW AVAILABLE: the Improving Neonatology Staffing toolkit!
To aid in advocacy and implementation, this toolkit includes:
-background of the issues
-needs assessments
-advocacy tools
-practical staffing solutions
The toolkit is publicly available:
www.aap.org/en/community...
Please share widely!
To aid in advocacy and implementation, this toolkit includes:
-background of the issues
-needs assessments
-advocacy tools
-practical staffing solutions
The toolkit is publicly available:
www.aap.org/en/community...
Please share widely!
It's striking how a cohesive framework would broadly improve health outcomes.
Sub your patient population for rural and it works.
Families deserve more. Kids deserve more. Our country deserves more.
Sub your patient population for rural and it works.
Families deserve more. Kids deserve more. Our country deserves more.
September 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's striking how a cohesive framework would broadly improve health outcomes.
Sub your patient population for rural and it works.
Families deserve more. Kids deserve more. Our country deserves more.
Sub your patient population for rural and it works.
Families deserve more. Kids deserve more. Our country deserves more.
August 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
📣 New population study out @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Factors associated with lower rates of nirsevimab receipt included:
-Older age (OR 0.60; CI 0.58–0.62)
-Black race (OR 0.53; CI 0.43–0.65)
-Very low Child Opportunity Index (OR 0.70; CI 0.54–0.91)
-Public insurance (OR 0.79; CI 0.67–0.92)
Factors associated with lower rates of nirsevimab receipt included:
-Older age (OR 0.60; CI 0.58–0.62)
-Black race (OR 0.53; CI 0.43–0.65)
-Very low Child Opportunity Index (OR 0.70; CI 0.54–0.91)
-Public insurance (OR 0.79; CI 0.67–0.92)
August 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📣 New population study out @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Factors associated with lower rates of nirsevimab receipt included:
-Older age (OR 0.60; CI 0.58–0.62)
-Black race (OR 0.53; CI 0.43–0.65)
-Very low Child Opportunity Index (OR 0.70; CI 0.54–0.91)
-Public insurance (OR 0.79; CI 0.67–0.92)
Factors associated with lower rates of nirsevimab receipt included:
-Older age (OR 0.60; CI 0.58–0.62)
-Black race (OR 0.53; CI 0.43–0.65)
-Very low Child Opportunity Index (OR 0.70; CI 0.54–0.91)
-Public insurance (OR 0.79; CI 0.67–0.92)
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
August 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
📣perinatal health inequities pub alert📣
This population-level review of pregnancies w/ high chance of neonatal mortality found previously unrecognized inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation.
rdcu.be/eBwfu
Elegant work by @samantha-lee-3.bsky.social @cincykidsneo.bsky.social
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This population-level review of pregnancies w/ high chance of neonatal mortality found previously unrecognized inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation.
rdcu.be/eBwfu
Elegant work by @samantha-lee-3.bsky.social @cincykidsneo.bsky.social
1/4
Inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation in high-mortality neonatal populations
Journal of Perinatology - Inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation in high-mortality neonatal populations
rdcu.be
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📣perinatal health inequities pub alert📣
This population-level review of pregnancies w/ high chance of neonatal mortality found previously unrecognized inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation.
rdcu.be/eBwfu
Elegant work by @samantha-lee-3.bsky.social @cincykidsneo.bsky.social
1/4
This population-level review of pregnancies w/ high chance of neonatal mortality found previously unrecognized inequities in prenatal neonatology consultation.
rdcu.be/eBwfu
Elegant work by @samantha-lee-3.bsky.social @cincykidsneo.bsky.social
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Fear of detention impacts NICU families too.
When families cannot be at the bedside, babies have longer hospital stays, heightened stress, more pain, and are at increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems that can persist throughout childhood.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/u...
When families cannot be at the bedside, babies have longer hospital stays, heightened stress, more pain, and are at increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems that can persist throughout childhood.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/u...
How pediatricians are quietly preparing immigrant families for the unthinkable: leaving their children behind | CNN
On a warm June day in Nashville, Briana cradled her one-year-old son in the pediatrician’s waiting room. She was there for his routine checkup, expecting to talk about vaccines and growth charts.
www.cnn.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fear of detention impacts NICU families too.
When families cannot be at the bedside, babies have longer hospital stays, heightened stress, more pain, and are at increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems that can persist throughout childhood.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/u...
When families cannot be at the bedside, babies have longer hospital stays, heightened stress, more pain, and are at increased risk for developmental and behavioral problems that can persist throughout childhood.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/u...
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Worse hospital financial health was associated with decreased likelihood of providing perinatal services.
There was a moderate correlation with higher percentage of births in DSH-receiving hospitals and reduced maternal mortality.
#neosky #obsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
There was a moderate correlation with higher percentage of births in DSH-receiving hospitals and reduced maternal mortality.
#neosky #obsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Hospital Financial Health and Provision of Obstetric and NICU Services
This cohort study analyzes the association of hospital financial health with provision of obstetric and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services.
jamanetwork.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Worse hospital financial health was associated with decreased likelihood of providing perinatal services.
There was a moderate correlation with higher percentage of births in DSH-receiving hospitals and reduced maternal mortality.
#neosky #obsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
There was a moderate correlation with higher percentage of births in DSH-receiving hospitals and reduced maternal mortality.
#neosky #obsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
August 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
Hidden within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a reduction in Medicaid’s ability to pay for care retroactively (care that has already been delivered) from 90 to 60 days
Shortening this window of payment targets parents of newborns, and will burden families with thousands of dollars of medical debt
Shortening this window of payment targets parents of newborns, and will burden families with thousands of dollars of medical debt
Care about babies and moms? This Big Beautiful Bill cut should scare you | Opinion
This slash to Medicaid will make it dramatically harder for hospitals to give newborns and their families the care they need. | Opinion
tinyurl.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Hidden within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a reduction in Medicaid’s ability to pay for care retroactively (care that has already been delivered) from 90 to 60 days
Shortening this window of payment targets parents of newborns, and will burden families with thousands of dollars of medical debt
Shortening this window of payment targets parents of newborns, and will burden families with thousands of dollars of medical debt
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
It’s time for pediatricians to get political.
July 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s time for pediatricians to get political.
In a new agreement, ICE will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79mil Medicaid enrollees, including emergency Medicaid.
EM provides temporary coverage that pays only for lifesaving services in emergency rooms to anyone, including non-U.S. citizens. 1/2
apnews.com/article/immi...
EM provides temporary coverage that pays only for lifesaving services in emergency rooms to anyone, including non-U.S. citizens. 1/2
apnews.com/article/immi...
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees.
apnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In a new agreement, ICE will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79mil Medicaid enrollees, including emergency Medicaid.
EM provides temporary coverage that pays only for lifesaving services in emergency rooms to anyone, including non-U.S. citizens. 1/2
apnews.com/article/immi...
EM provides temporary coverage that pays only for lifesaving services in emergency rooms to anyone, including non-U.S. citizens. 1/2
apnews.com/article/immi...
@ppswohio.bsky.social closing its Springfield & Hamilton health centers effective Aug 1
These locations do not provide abortions but serve 1000s of patients in access deserts w other health services - birth control, STI testing & treatment, cancer screenings
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
These locations do not provide abortions but serve 1000s of patients in access deserts w other health services - birth control, STI testing & treatment, cancer screenings
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
July 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@ppswohio.bsky.social closing its Springfield & Hamilton health centers effective Aug 1
These locations do not provide abortions but serve 1000s of patients in access deserts w other health services - birth control, STI testing & treatment, cancer screenings
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
These locations do not provide abortions but serve 1000s of patients in access deserts w other health services - birth control, STI testing & treatment, cancer screenings
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
📢 Applications are now OPEN for Cincinnati Children's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program AND... (drum roll please 🥁)......we're growing to 8 FELLOWS per year!! 🎉Learn more details 👉 bit.ly/4lxLPQc
#NICUFellowship #Fellowship #Neonatology
#NICUFellowship #Fellowship #Neonatology
July 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
📢 Applications are now OPEN for Cincinnati Children's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program AND... (drum roll please 🥁)......we're growing to 8 FELLOWS per year!! 🎉Learn more details 👉 bit.ly/4lxLPQc
#NICUFellowship #Fellowship #Neonatology
#NICUFellowship #Fellowship #Neonatology
Reposted by Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
Ayman Soliman was granted asylum in the United States and has spent years serving children and their families as the only Muslim chaplain at one of the best children’s hospitals in America.
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Former Cincinnati Children's chaplain detained by ICE
Ayman Soliman was arrested after an ICE check-in, supporters say in advance of press conference.
www.cincinnati.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Ayman Soliman was granted asylum in the United States and has spent years serving children and their families as the only Muslim chaplain at one of the best children’s hospitals in America.
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...