Overview
Sharla Rent is a neonatologist and an affiliate of the Duke Global Health Institute. Her research focuses on perinatal bereavement, stigma surrounding stillbirth or neonatal death, neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings, and database analysis of perinatal outcomes.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2021 - Present
Pediatrics, Neonatology,
Pediatrics
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
The Power of Professional Clinical Ethicists in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Ethiopian Perspective.
Journal Article Am J Bioeth · March 2025 Full text Link to item CiteMedical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in the neonatal intensive care unit: current practice.
Journal Article J Perinatol · February 22, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To determine current prescribing practice of acid-suppressive therapy in preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study of infants 22 to 27 weeks gestation discharged from Pediatrix Medical Group ... Full text Link to item CiteDiscussion of Spirituality in Family Conferences of Infants With Neurologic Conditions.
Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · January 2025 INTRODUCTION: Spirituality serves as a mechanism to understand and cope with serious illness, yet little is known about how families and clinicians incorporate spirituality in pediatric family conferences. OBJECTIVES: We sought to characterize the frequenc ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Supporting Families after Perinatal Loss in Tanzania
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Palliative Care Research Center · 2022 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine ·
2013
M.D.