000041626 001__ 41626 000041626 005__ 20240416113646.0 000041626 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc41626 000041626 037__ $$aIR 000041626 041__ $$aeng 000041626 245__ $$aSocial determinants of health, medical-legal partnership, health equity, neonatal outcomes 000041626 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000041626 269__ $$a2023-08-23 000041626 336__ $$aAbstract 000041626 520__ $$aMedical-legal partnerships (MLPs) are collaborations between health and legal professionals that aim to advance health equity by alleviating health-harming legal problems. In 2020, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (DCH) launched the nation’s first MLP within a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and Fetal Therapy Program to address social determinants of health among the youngest and highest-risk patients. This study aimed to characterize the demographics and legal needs of the population served in a NICU-specific MLP. 000041626 540__ $$fCC BY 000041626 542__ $$fIn copyright - joint owners 000041626 650__ $$aSocial Determinants of Health$$040530 000041626 650__ $$aHealth Equity$$011457 000041626 650__ $$aIntensive Care Units, Neonatal$$020905 000041626 650__ $$aIntensive Care Units$$020904 000041626 650__ $$aInsurance, Health$$020890 000041626 650__ $$aLawyers$$034465 000041626 6531_ $$amedical-legal partnership 000041626 6531_ $$aneonatal outcomes 000041626 6531_ $$afamily law 000041626 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000041626 692__ $$aDepartment of Pediatrics 000041626 7001_ $$aMandelbaum, Ava$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 7001_ $$aFarhaj, Nikita$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 7001_ $$aHaynes, Browning$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 7001_ $$aMorrison, Georgia M.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 7001_ $$aKlawetter, Susanne$$uPortland State University$$041357 000041626 7001_ $$aGievers, Ladawna$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 7001_ $$aMutrie, Lauren$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041626 711__ $$aResearch Week$$uOregon Health and Science University$$d2023 000041626 8564_ $$991eff5c1-e0d4-40f6-bf92-2a769170b2b7$$s85744$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/41626/files/ResearchWeek.2023.Mandelbaum.Ava.pdf 000041626 981__ $$aPublished$$b2023-08-23