Implementation and adoption of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound across a regional collaborative: a…

Cross-sectionalJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association· Jul 2026

Implementation and adoption of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound across a regional collaborative: a multicenter survey.

Indrani Bhattacharjee, Sfurti Nath, Romal K Jassar … Kristyn S Beam

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Point-of-Care UltrasoundCross-sectionalQ1IF 2.5

Only 23% of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound programs have established quality assurance processes.

Implementation and adoption of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound across a regional collaborative: a multicenter survey.

Indrani Bhattacharjee … Kristyn S Beam

Journal of perinatology · Jul 2026

Purpose

To characterize program maturity, infrastructure readiness, and clinical integration of neonatal point-of-care ultrasound (point-of-care ultrasound) across a regional collaborative.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey of neonatal intensive care units participating in the New England Regional point-of-care ultrasound Collaborative.

23%

Results

23%

most programs lack formal quality assurance oversight

More results

Most programs were early in development, with 69% self-identifying as emerging and 89% reporting fewer than three years of experience.

Procedural applications were most common, whereas diagnostic uses were less consistently integrated.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound adoption is widespread but developmentally early.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Predominance of procedural use and limited integration into major clinical decision-making suggest that maturation of governance structures and training frameworks may be necessary to support sustainable diagnostic expansion.