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Send us Fan Mail Use of Initial Endotracheal Versus Intravenous Epinephrine During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Delivery Room: Review of a National Database. Halling C, Conroy S, Raymond T, Foglia EE, Haggerty M, Brown LL, Wyckoff MH; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation Investigators. J Pediatr. 2024 Apr 16;271:114058. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.11405...

Send us Fan Mail Timing of Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Occurrence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.  Salas AA, Gunn E, Carlo WA, Bell EF, Das A, Josephson CD, Patel RM, Tan S, Kirpalani H; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e249643. do...

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode of Tech Tuesday on The Incubator Podcast, hosts Ben and Daphna welcome special guest Nicholas Hall, founder and president of Graham's Foundation. Nicholas shares his personal journey of losing his premature son Graham after just 45 days, while his daughter Reese survived after a 119-day NICU stay. This life-changing experience sparked his desire to c...

Send us Fan Mail In this exciting episode of The Incubator podcast, hosts Ben and Daphna Barbeau dive into the promising world of artificial intelligence (AI) in neonatology. They are joined by special guests Dr. James Barry, medical director of the University of Colorado Hospital NICU, and Dr. Ryan McAdams, professor and chief of the Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery at the University o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Incubator Journal Club, Ben and Daphna discuss several recent neonatology papers. They review a NEJM trial on nutritional support strategies for moderate to late preterm infants, finding no effects on time to full feeds or body composition at 4 months. Next, they discuss a study on umbilical cord blood cultures for early onset sepsis, noting good concordance...

Send us Fan Mail EBNEO commentary: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)-To treat early or not with ibuprofen? Javed R, Gowda H.Acta Paediatr. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/apa.17259. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38687140 No abstract available. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instag...

Send us Fan Mail Breast Milk Enema and Meconium Evacuation Among Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Zheng L, Gai L, Wu Y, Kong C, Sun F, Gao J, Yuan W, Liu M, Jiang H, Tuo N, Yang F.JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e247145. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.7145.PMID: 38648060 Free article. Clinical Trial. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestio...

Send us Fan Mail Nutritional Support for Moderate-to-Late-Preterm Infants - A Randomized Trial. Alexander T, Asadi S, Meyer M, Harding JE, Jiang Y, Alsweiler JM, Muelbert M, Bloomfield FH; DIAMOND Trial Group. N Engl J Med. 2024 Apr 25;390(16):1493-1504. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313942.PMID: 38657245 Clinical Trial.   Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Incubator podcast, hosts Ben Courchia and Daphna Yasova Barbeau interview Professor Ola Didrik Saugstad, a pioneer in neonatology research from Norway. Professor Saugstad shares his journey of discovering hypoxanthine as a biochemical marker of asphyxia in newborns and his groundbreaking work on resuscitating babies with room air instead of 100% oxygen. He e...

Send us Fan Mail In this packed episode of The Incubator, Daphna and I dive into a diverse range topics. We start by discussing a compelling article on bilirubin encephalopathy, exploring the relationship between unbound bilirubin levels and the severity of acute bilirubin encephalopathy in late preterm and term infants. Next, we review a study on the long-term neurodevelopmental and respiratory o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Tech Tuesday podcast, Dr. Yamile C. Jackson, CEO of Nurtured by Design, shares her journey from an engineer to an innovator in the neonatal care space, inspired by her son Zach's premature birth and the challenges she faced in the NICU. Focused on improving the NICU experience for both infants and their families, Yamile developed the Zaky Hug and Zaki Z...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Incubator Podcast, Daphna Barbeau and Ben Courchia are joined by Dr. Rachel Fleishman, a neonatologist, writer, and advocate for narrative medicine in neonatal care. Dr. Fleishman shares her journey in discovering the power of storytelling and its potential to humanize and transform the NICU experience for providers, patients, and families alike. She discuss...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Incubator podcast, we reflect on our recent visit to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. They discuss the welcoming atmosphere and the impressive cohesion among the hospital staff, from the division chief to the fellows and coordinators. We also review a recent JAMA paper on the timing of inguinal hernia repair in preterm infants, highligh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ben and Daphna review the latest research on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, optimistic vs. pessimistic prognostic communication, endotracheal tube sizing, intimate partner violence screening, and congenital CMV outcomes. They also welcome back James Roberts, the founder of the MOM Incubator, to discuss the progress and impact of his innovative mobile incubator syste...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Incubator Podcast, hosted by Ben and Daphna, delves into the significant impact of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in neonatal care. Featuring experts from the National Neonatal POCUS Collaborative, including Dr. Yogen Singh, Dr. Maria Fraga, Dr. Shazia Bhombal, and Dr. Sai Mukthapuram, the discussion focuses on the advancements in neonatal diagnostics and car...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. David Kaufman discusses his interest in pediatrics and infectious disease, particularly in the prevention and treatment of neonatal infections. He highlights the challenges of antibiotic use in the NICU and the interplay between probiotics, prebiotics, antibiotics, and infections. Dr. Kaufman emphasizes the need for better quality control and standardization o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Blau discusses the evidence for probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). He explains that the history of probiotics in neonatology spans almost 20 years, with meta-analyses showing a significant reduction in NEC rates. The pathophysiology of NEC is related to dysbiosis in premature inf...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Blau discusses the FDA warning on probiotics and its implications for the future of probiotic use in the NICU. He expresses mixed feelings about the FDA's involvement and highlights the need for regulation while also expressing concerns about the way the warning was issued. The debate between single-strain and multi-strain probiotics is also disc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Swanson discusses the evolution of neonatal nutrition and the major tenants of neonatal nutrition that have been learned over the years. He emphasizes the importance of breast milk and the role it plays in neurodevelopment and short-term outcomes. Dr. Swanson also explores the impact of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) on neonatal nutrition and the eff...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna discuss maternal mental health with Maureen Fiora, CEO of Mammha, a femtech startup aimed at revolutionizing maternal mental health care. Mammha focuses on addressing postpartum and perinatal depression by improving identification, diagnosis, referral, and treatment processes. Maureen shared her personal journey, highlightin...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of The Incubator Podcast, hosts Ben Courchia, MD, and Daphna Yasova Barbeau, MD, dive into the complex world of neonatal care for infants with congenital heart disease.  Our guest, Dr. Nim Goldshtrom, shares insights from his extensive experience in neonatology and pediatric cardiac intensive care, focusing on the multidisciplinary approach to caring for the...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, We have a new episode of journal club for you this week. On this episode Ben & Daphna review the latest research in neonatology, and welcome the EBNEO team for a new commentary. The articles reviewed this week include: Esophageal versus Rectal Temperature Monitoring during Whole-body Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy: Association with S...

Send us Fan Mail Esophageal versus Rectal Temperature Monitoring during Whole-body Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy: Association with Short and Long-term Outcomes. Wu TW, Schmicker R, Wood TR, Mietzsch U, Comstock B, Heagerty PJ, Rao R, Gonzalez F, Juul S, Wu YW.J Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1:113933. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113933. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38309524 Free art...

Send us Fan Mail Effect of human milk-based fortification in extremely preterm infants fed exclusively with breast milk: a randomised controlled trial . Jensen, G. B., Domellöf, M., Ahlsson, F., Elfvin, A., Navér, L., & Abrahamsson, T. eClinicalMedicine (2023). Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also...

Send us Fan Mail EBNEO Commentary: De-MIST-ifying the 2-year outcomes of non-invasive surfactant therapy.  Loft L, Ferguson KN, Tingay DG.Acta Paediatr. 2024 Jan 25. doi: 10.1111/apa.17116. Online ahead of print. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicu...