March of Dimes Endorsement
“In 2003-2004, the March of Dimes conducted an extensive expert review of the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program. Reviewers included nationally known physicians and nurses in the field of neonatal care. The experts agreed that the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is accurate and high quality, meets an important need, and is relevant to the March of Dimes mission and its prematurity campaign. The March of Dimes endorses the S.T.A.B.L.E. program for use by health caregivers.”

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S.T.A.B.L.E. Supporters
"The STABLE course is the pre-eminent educational program for pre-NICU and transport team professionals alike on the essentials in the management of unstable neonates awaiting transport and NICU admission."
     October 2006
     Dr. Robert Insoft, Chairman SOTM Executive Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics,
     Section on Transport Medicine

“In 2005, the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Perinatal Advisory Board recommended the S.T.A.B.L.E. Learner Course for HCA clinicians involved in the care of newborns. The goal is to have all staff responsible for stabilization of a newborn attend the course, beginning with the NICU staff, followed by newborn nursery then labor and delivery and post-partum, as appropriate. Recently, many of our Level III NICUs have extended the recommendation to Respiratory Therapists involved in the care of neonates.

This recommendation was reinforced at the October 2007 Ad hoc Neonatal and Clinical Workgroup meeting. After receiving feedback from perinatal leaders within HCA, it is apparent clinicians who have completed the STABLE Course have an increased comfort and competency level in the care of a newborn and family, thus improving patient safety.

As clinical leaders in perinatal healthcare, we (HCA) have embraced the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program as part of our clinical education.
     November 16, 2007
     Dahna Wright, RN BSN, Perinatal Safety Specialist, Hospital Corporation of America
     (HCA) Women's and Children's Clinical Program, Nashville, Tennessee

Publications

Organized by date published:

Spector, J.M., Villanueva, H.S., Brito, M.E., & Sosa, P.G. (2009). Improving outcomes of transported newborns in Panama: impact of a nationwide neonatal provider education program. Journal of Perinatology. 29(7), 512-516. (abstract available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19242483

Taylor, R.M. & Price-Douglas, W. (2008). The S.T.A.B.L.E.® Program: Postresuscitation/Pretransport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. 22(2): 165–171. (abstract and article available at: http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=794335 )

O'Neill, N. & Howlett, A.A. (2007). Evaluation of the Impact of the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program on the Pretransport Care of the Neonate. Neonatal Network. 26(3), 153-159.

Barnhart, R. (2006). S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Delivers Huge Benefits to Ill Newborns. Nursezone.com Link verified at: http://www.nursezone.com/Nursing-News-Events/more-news.aspx?ID=15085

Chalmers S., Mears M. (2005) Neonatal pre-transport stabilisation – caring for infants the STABLE way. Infant 1(1): 34-37. (free download of article available at: http://www.neonatal-nursing.co.uk/journal_issue.html?number=1#neonatalpr )

Loewen, L., Seshia, M.M., Askin, D.F., Cronin, C. & Roberts, S. (2003). Effective delivery of neonatal stabilization education using videoconferencing in Manitoba. Journal of Telemedicine Telecare, 9(6), 334-8. (article abstract available at: http://jtt.rsmjournals.com/content/vol9/issue6/ )

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