Podcasts about newborns

Send us Fan MailDoes Tylenol in pregnancy cause autism or ADHD? In this edition of Neo News, Ben and Eli break down a major JAMA Internal Medicine study from Hong Kong that followed hundreds of thousands of mother-child pairs and used a sibling-matched design to answer the question. The verdict: no association between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and autism spectrum disorder or ADHD, regardless of timing, pattern, or dose. But data alone doesn't win hearts. The conversation turns to the bedside: how do we explain study methodology to families without dismissing their concerns? Eli shares his approach to vaccine hesitancy in the NICU, built on continuity, persistence, and transparency, and draws lessons from journalism about corrections, trust, and why showing up matters. Tune in.----Prenatal Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Use and the Risk of Autism and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Sibling-Matched Cohorts. Luo S, Gong Q, Ai Y, Zhang J, Chan L, Wong WCW, Ip P, Chan EWY, Tanuseputro P, Wong ICK, Wan EYF.JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Sep 1;186(9):1102-1111. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.2215.PMID: 42371637Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Daphna reviews the first national estimate of potential neonatal organ donors, a Pediatrics cohort study from 23 Australian NICUs, along with its companion commentary. Of 1,760 infants who died in the NICU between 2012 and 2022 at 35 weeks corrected age or later, about one in three met conservative eligibility criteria. Most would have donated after circulatory death, and a smaller group with severe HIE could potentially have donated after neurological determination of death. They discuss referral timing, outcomes of en bloc kidney transplants from neonatal donors, and how NICUs can offer families this option as part of end-of-life care.----Potential Neonatal Donors in Australia: A National Cohort Study. Barzegar R, Cavazzoni E, Popat H, Wong G.Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 3:e2025075110. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-075110. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42686207The Untapped Potential of Organ Donation from the NICU. Nguyen BV, Coloma M, Crouch EE.Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 3:e2026076954. doi: 10.1542/peds.2026-076954. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42686210 No abstract available.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Ben reviews a JAMA Network Open study from two Dutch Level IV NICUs. It examined NEC before and after routine implementation of a three-strain probiotic in 1,413 infants born before 30 weeks or under 1,000 grams. NEC fell from 11.9% to 5.3%, and late-onset sepsis also declined. But non-NEC mortality rose after implementation. NEC also dropped in an unexposed reference cohort, and one infant died of B. infantis sepsis. Ben and Daphna discuss how baseline NEC rates, seasonal patterns, and number needed to harm should shape how units weigh probiotic use.----Probiotic Implementation and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk in Preterm Infants. Imren C, Jongejans V, Onland W, Keyzer-Dekker CMG, Been JV, Derikx JPM, van Kaam AH, Simons SHP, Twisk JWR, van den Akker CHP, Vermeulen MJ.JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 3;9(8):e2631601. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.31601.PMID: 42671836 Free PMC article.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Daphna presents a JAMA Pediatrics randomized trial led by Mandy Belfort and Terrie Inder. It tested whether point-of-care human milk analysis, used to individually target protein and fat fortification, improves outcomes in infants born at 24 to 30 weeks. Milk was analyzed every weekday with the Miris analyzer. Fortification in the intervention group was adjusted to meet protein and energy targets. Growth, body composition by air displacement plethysmography, and term-equivalent brain MRI were no different from standard fortification, and all infants met recommended intakes. Two-year outcomes will be reported separately.----Individually Targeted Human Milk Fortification: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Belfort MB, Ahtam B, Bell KA, Berger P, Cherkerzian S, Ellard D, Foster L, Fusch C, Gagoski B, Grant PE, Kuncham M, Pepin H, Solti M, Steele T, Woodward L, Inder T.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Sep 14:e264220. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.4220. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42734908Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

When Kelly first came into my world, she was doing a little bit of everything. Newborns. Seniors. Families. Weddings. You name it.At the same time, she was working full-time as a social worker, pursuing her master's degree in clinical social work, becoming a new mom, and figuring out how the heck to run an actual photography business.She knew pretty quickly that what she was doing wasn't sustainable.What she needed wasn't more random information or another person telling her to “just post more.” She needed direction.Over the years we've worked together, Kelly has built the foundations of her business, narrowed her focus to weddings, refined her brand, learned how to generate and convert leads, elevated her client experience, raised her wedding photography prices, and intentionally positioned herself for the clients and venues she wanted.Today, she's booking $7,000 weddings and she recently booked two of them in a row. But one of my favorite parts of Kelly's story is that her growth goes so much deeper than the number on the invoice.She has learned how to make strategic decisions for her own business, create a brand that actually feels like her, build meaningful industry relationships, and confidently step into each new level of growth.Because becoming a sought-after wedding photographer isn't just about taking pretty photos. It's about building a business that knows how to attract, nurture, and convert the right people.Kelly Friday Photography: https://kellyfridayphotography.comYour Next Steps

Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review the 24-month follow-up of the BeNeDuctus trial, which compared expectant management with early ibuprofen for PDA in infants born before 28 weeks. Survival without neurodevelopmental impairment was identical in both groups, at 49%. Ben places the findings alongside Baby-OSCAR, the PDA trial, TRIOCAPI, and SMART-PDA, and explains why a neutral result does not mean no PDA should ever be treated. The conversation then turns to how targeted neonatal echocardiography and lung ultrasound are changing bedside PDA assessment, and previews an upcoming hemodynamics series with Dr. Gabriel Altit.----Long-Term Outcomes of Expectant Management versus Early Ibuprofen for Patent Ductus Arteriosus: 24-Month Follow-Up of the BeNeDuctus Trial. Apers WMJ, Hundscheid T, Kooi EMW, Onland W, Vijlbrief D, Steiner K, Donders R, Mulder AL, de Boode WP; BeNeDuctus Trial Investigators.J Pediatr. 2026 Sep 17;299:115292. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115292. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42637114 Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailFeeding in the NICU is rarely one person's job, yet the language around it changes from nurse to therapist to physician to parent. In this Tech Tuesday episode, Ben and Daphna sit down with Lisa Kleinz and Erin Lesage of Dr. Brown's Medical to unpack feeding together, a philosophy built on team approach, family at the center, and feeding that begins on day one rather than at first bottle. They discuss what separates cue-based feeding from a truly standardized Infant-Driven Feeding® Program, the outcomes reported so far, and why nearly half of NICU graduates still struggle with feeding at home. A practical conversation about culture, consistency, and shared language.https://www.drbrownsmedical.com/infant-driven-feeding-program/infant-driven-feeding-program-about/Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Congressman Nick Langworthy introduces the Surge to Save Newborns Act alongside Bills Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly and his wife Jill full 1227 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000 IegDQOT05e7qj5RmcJiKxZtcPIk90ZNy jim kelly,news,wben,nick langworthy,jill kelly,newborn screening WBEN Extras jim kelly,news,wben,nick langworthy,jill kelly,newborn screening Congressman Nick Langworthy introduces the Surge to Save Newborns Act alongside Bills Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly and his wife Jill Archive of various reports and news events 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

Los artículos que se tratan en el episodio de hoy están listados aquí:1. PMID: 42440325Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Newborns and Bleeding in Infancy.Simatou E, Tsamantioti E, Hallström A, Stephansson O, Razaz N, Persson M, Bolk J.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Sep 1;180(9):995-1004. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2. PMID: 42557364Postnatal weight trajectories drives beter head circumference growth in preterm infants ≤32 weeks: a multicenter Latin American cohort study.Hoyos AB, Vásquez-Hoyos P, Fajardo CA, Osiovich H, Baez M, Villegas Álvarez C.J Perinatol. 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02813-8. Online ahead of print. Bienvenidos a La Incubadora: una conversación sobre neonatología y medicina basada en evidencia. Nuestros episodios ofrecen la dosis ideal (en mg/kg) de los más recientes avances para el neonato y para las increíbles personas que forman parte de la medicina neonatal. Soy tu host, Maria Flores Cordova, MD. Este podcast está presentado por los médicos neonatólogos Dani de Luis Rosell, Elena Itriago, Carolina Michel y Juliana Castellanos. No dudes en enviarnos preguntas, comentarios o sugerencias a nuestro correo electrónico: nicupodcast@gmail.comSíguenos en nuestras redes:Twitter: @incubadorapodInstagram: @laincubadorapodcastCreado originalmente por Ben Courchia MD y Daphna Yasova Barbeau MD http://www.the-incubator.org

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Send us Fan MailBen sits down with Dr. Shetal Shah and AAP federal advocacy director Stephanie Glier to unpack HR1, the sweeping reconciliation bill that could cut $1.15 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the next decade. With 40% of US births and up to 65% of NICU graduates covered by Medicaid, the stakes for neonatology are enormous. Shetal and Stephanie break down state directed payments, provider taxes, shortened retroactive coverage windows, and new work requirements, explaining how administrative friction alone could push families out of coverage. They also offer a clear playbook: connect with your AAP state chapter, share bedside stories with policymakers, and don't be more intimidated by a congressional office than by a resuscitation.----AAP Advocacy page: https://www.aap.org/en/advocacy/?srsltid=AfmBOoqcnlKDsPZkpNg6z6U7OlOuBqUiuCtWHrUPmRGzfqDiQEl-vf7sMyers CN, Beck AF. H.R. 1's Medicaid cuts threaten children's health. Health Affairs Forefront. January 20, 2026. Accessed August 28, 2026. https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/h-r-1-s-medicaid-cuts-threaten-children-s-healthLittle J, Kohler A. How H.R. 1 cuts and changes to Medicaid played out in 2026 state legislative sessions (Part 2). Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. July 2, 2026. Accessed August 28, 2026. https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/02/how-h-r-1-cuts-and-changes-to-medicaid-played-out-in-2026-state-legislative-sessions-part-2/Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. Implications of H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy. 2026. Accessed August 28, 2026. https://www.amcp.org/H.R.1Park E. New CMS guidance on H.R. 1's restrictions of state directed payments. Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. February 4, 2026. Accessed August 28, 2026. https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/02/04/new-cms-guidance-on-h-r-1s-restrictions-of-state-directed-payments/Mudumala A, Mohamed M, Tolbert J, Burns A. The impact of H.R. 1 on two Medicaid eligibility rules. KFF. September 22, 2025. Accessed August 28, 2026. https://www.kff.org/medicaid/the-impact-of-h-r-1-on-two-medicaid-eligibility-rules/ Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailThis week on The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna dig into four studies reshaping bedside decisions. They open questioning whether routine DAT screening for ABO and RhD incompatibility still earns its place, finding transcutaneous bilirubin alone predicts phototherapy need just as well. Next, a Swedish national registry of over two million births links missed intramuscular vitamin K, and rising oral substitution, to a near-doubling of bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage risk. Ben then presents the PHILODENDRON pilot trial out of Milan, testing initial delivery-room CPAP of 5 versus 8 cmH2O in infants under 30 weeks, feasible and safe, but not yet enough to settle the physiology question. Daphna closes Journal Club with a SART-linked study tying IVF conception to significantly higher odds of VACTERL association. The week wraps with Ben and Eli on Neo News, unpacking a study showing birth certificates miss nearly 40% of true NICU admissions, with troubling racial disparities.----Utility of DAT in Low-Risk Neonates With ABO or RhD Incompatibility. Tsai TL, Ma T, Nester T.Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 1;158(3):e2026076989. doi: 10.1542/peds.2026-076989.PMID: 42642037Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Newborns and Bleeding in Infancy. Simatou E, Tsamantioti E, Hallström A, Stephansson O, Razaz N, Persson M, Bolk J.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Sep 1;180(9):995-1004. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2606.PMID: 42440325Initial CPAP of 5 versus 8 cmH2O during delivery room stabilisation of very preterm infants: the PHILODENDROOM pilot randomised trial. Cavigioli F, Bresesti I, Castoldi F, Gatto S, Lupo E, Rossi S, La Verde A, Bianchi S, Meneghin F, Viaroli F, Pivetti V, Manfredini V, Cannata G, Bastrenta P, Fontana P, Stucchi I, Daniele I, Chiera M, Lista G.Eur J Pediatr. 2026 Aug 17;185(9):673. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07322-6.PMID: 42608615 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth Defects. Tark JY, Richard MA, Schraw JM, Fisher SC, Betancourt D, Stone SL, Forestieri NE, Baker VL, Cameron K, Eisenberg ML, Belva F, Lu Y, Williams CL, Sutcliffe AG, Lupo PJ, Luke B.JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 3;9(8):e2629355. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29355.PMID: 42616500 Free PMC article.Birth certificate data substantially misrepresent actual NICU admissions, including among most vulnerable. Hughes CS, Lorch SA, Schmitt S, Passarella M, Phibbs CS.J Perinatol. 2026 Jul;46(7):1307-1312. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02726-6. Epub 2026 May 27.PMID: 42204354Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailBen and Eli dig into a Journal of Perinatology study that asks a deceptively simple question: can we trust birth certificate data to tell us how many babies actually need NICU care? The answer, it turns out, is no. Nearly 40% of NICU admissions are missing from birth certificates, with the biggest gaps among full-term and late-preterm infants, and troubling racial disparities in which admissions get missed. Ben and Eli unpack what this means for how states and hospitals allocate resources, why underreporting could be quietly starving NICUs of funding and attention, and why pairing solid epidemiologic data with individual bedside stories may be the most effective way to make the case for better-resourced newborn care.----Birth certificate data substantially misrepresent actual NICU admissions, including among most vulnerable. Hughes CS, Lorch SA, Schmitt S, Passarella M, Phibbs CS.J Perinatol. 2026 Jul;46(7):1307-1312. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02726-6. Epub 2026 May 27.PMID: 42204354Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailBen and Daphna  dig into a large, population-based study linking IVF conception to VACTERL association, a rare but serious pattern of congenital anomalies spanning the vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal, and limb systems. Drawing on over 1.5 million births across four US states and linked SART registry data, the study finds IVF-conceived infants face significantly higher odds of VACTERL and related multiple anomaly syndromes compared to naturally conceived infants. Daphna and Ben unpack what this means for clinical suspicion at the bedside, why some VACTERL phenotypes may be easy to miss, and how better tracking of conception history through delivery could change how NICU teams approach anomaly workups in IVF-conceived infants.----In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth Defects. Tark JY, Richard MA, Schraw JM, Fisher SC, Betancourt D, Stone SL, Forestieri NE, Baker VL, Cameron K, Eisenberg ML, Belva F, Lu Y, Williams CL, Sutcliffe AG, Lupo PJ, Luke B.JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Aug 3;9(8):e2629355. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29355.PMID: 42616500 Free PMC article.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailBen and Daphna dig into a pilot RCT that asks a deceptively simple delivery-room question: should very preterm infants start on CPAP of 5 or CPAP of 8 cmH2O? The PHILODENDRON trial, out of Milan's Buzzi Children's Hospital, randomized 56 babies born between 26 and 29 weeks to find out — testing feasibility, safety, and early physiological adaptation before committing to a larger multicenter trial. No major safety signals emerged, but babies on lower CPAP reached surfactant thresholds faster, while higher CPAP trended toward fewer air leaks and shorter ventilation. Ben and Daphna weigh the physiology against the data, and ask whether trials like this even test the right question in the first place.----Initial CPAP of 5 versus 8 cmH2O during delivery room stabilisation of very preterm infants: the PHILODENDROOM pilot randomised trial. Cavigioli F, Bresesti I, Castoldi F, Gatto S, Lupo E, Rossi S, La Verde A, Bianchi S, Meneghin F, Viaroli F, Pivetti V, Manfredini V, Cannata G, Bastrenta P, Fontana P, Stucchi I, Daniele I, Chiera M, Lista G.Eur J Pediatr. 2026 Aug 17;185(9):673. doi: 10.1007/s00431-026-07322-6.PMID: 42608615 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIs the newborn vitamin K shot really being skipped more often these days, and does that actually matter clinically? This week on Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review a nationwide Swedish cohort study of over two million births, published in JAMA Pediatrics, examining trends in non-receipt of intramuscular vitamin K and its link to bleeding in infancy. Non-receipt nearly doubled between 2006 and 2021, and infants without intramuscular vitamin K had significantly higher odds of bleeding, including intracranial bleeding, than those who received it — oral vitamin K carried an even higher bleeding risk still. Ben and Daphna also discuss home birth data, families requesting oral alternatives, and how best to counsel parents navigating a vitamin K refusal in clinic today.----Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Newborns and Bleeding in Infancy. Simatou E, Tsamantioti E, Hallström A, Stephansson O, Razaz N, Persson M, Bolk J.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Sep 1;180(9):995-1004. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2606.PMID: 42440325Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailDo we really need a DAT on every baby born to a group O or Rh-negative mother? This week on Journal Club, Ben and Daphna dig into a new Pediatrics study questioning routine Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT) in low-risk neonates with ABO or RhD incompatibility. Using data from over 1,300 infants, the authors found that transcutaneous bilirubin alone predicted the need for phototherapy just as well as DAT in ABO-incompatible babies, and that passive anti-D from RhoGAM rarely caused significant hemolysis in RhD-incompatible infants. Ben and Daphna also discuss what this means for institutions running DAT on every newborn, how to tell passive anti-D apart from true alloimmunization, and why a more targeted approach to bilirubin screening may be overdue.----Utility of DAT in Low-Risk Neonates With ABO or RhD Incompatibility. Tsai TL, Ma T, Nester T.Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 1;158(3):e2026076989. doi: 10.1542/peds.2026-076989.PMID: 42642037Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of From the Heart, Drs. Nim Goldshtrom and Adrianne Bischoff talk with Dr. Kristin Elgersma, a nurse-researcher whose path into neonatal nutrition began at her son's bedside in a cardiac ICU. A former concert pianist turned nurse-researcher, Kristin asked a question no one had: does human milk change outcomes for babies with congenital heart disease? Her multicenter PC4 study of day-by-day data from over 800 infants across 25 centers found no link between human milk and NEC, though bovine-derived formula or fortifier tripled NEC risk within five days, while higher human milk intake meant roughly nine fewer hospital days. They cover lactation support, donor milk gaps between NICUs and CICUs, and practical next steps.----Elgersma et al. Human milk feeding, fortification initiation, and clinical outcomes in neonates with critical congenital heart disease: A multi-institutional study. medRxiv 2026. DOI 10.64898/2026.08.20.26360934 (preprint, no PMID)Elgersma et al. Human milk feeding and direct breastfeeding improve outcomes for infants with single ventricle congenital heart disease: Propensity score-matched analysis of the NPC-QIC registry. J Am Heart Assoc 2023. PMID 37642030Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

This week we review a recent work assessing the impact of birth day of the week on neurological outcomes amongst newborns undergoing CHD surgery. Why might certain days of the week be associated with higher degrees of white matter injury in the brain of newborns who have had congenital heart surgery? What are the potential mechanisms for this? What might be the unintended consequences of ‘controlling' birth day of the week? We speak with the Associate Division Chief for Research within the Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and author of this week's work, Dr. Jennifer Lynch.  DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2026.101700

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of From the Heart, Dr. Nim Goldshtrom and Dr. Adrianne Bischoff dissect a hemodynamics consult that changes shape twice in 48 hours. A 30-week recipient twin from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome presents with biventricular dysfunction and suprasystemic pulmonary hypertension, starts on epinephrine and milrinone, and stabilizes. Then overnight, everything falls apart: hypotension, rising lactate, falling urine output. Only on repeat echo does the real diagnosis emerge: hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, where the "correct" initial therapy becomes dangerous. Nim and Adrianne unpack why milrinone can worsen outflow obstruction, why vasopressin beats dobutamine, and when esmolol helps or harms. It's a masterclass in resisting anchoring bias and treating evolving physiology, not just numbers. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Dr. Carole Keim welcomes Jen Lumanlan, host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast and author of Parenting Beyond Power, to The Baby Manual for a thoughtful conversation about respectful parenting and why parents can begin building a connected relationship with their child from the newborn period. Jen shares how her own parenting journey led her to study child development and education, and explains how RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), an approach often associated with respectful parenting, helped her begin seeing babies as active participants in everyday caregiving rather than simply recipients of care. Together, Dr. Keim and Jen explore the difference between respectful or gentle parenting and permissive parenting, why both children's and parents' needs matter, and how everyday moments like diaper changes, feeding, crying, play, and bedtime can become opportunities for connection. They also discuss co-regulation, boundaries, natural consequences, scaffolding, parental triggers, and the importance of recognizing the needs underneath a child's behavior. For expecting and new parents, this episode offers an encouraging framework for understanding their baby's needs, recognizing their own needs, and building connection through everyday interactions from the very beginning. Key Moments 00:00 Welcome and why parenting begins in the newborn period 03:01 Gentle parenting vs. permissive parenting 05:04 Seeing your baby as a whole person 07:41 Turning everyday caregiving into connection 09:49 Why babies don't need to be happy or entertained all the time 10:51 Baby crying and understanding parents' emotional triggers 13:23 Looking beneath challenging behavior to find the underlying need 16:10 Babies are always changing: sleep, soothing, and development 18:16 Why parenting was never meant to happen without a village 21:46 Understanding needs, natural consequences, boundaries, and limits 24:14 Preparing your parenting partnership before baby arrives 27:23 Co-regulation and how babies “borrow” a parent's calm 30:27 Letting go of pressure around toys and child development 34:28 Scaffolding skills and knowing when your child needs extra help About Jen Lumanlan: Jen Lumanlan brings a unique combination of deep research expertise and genuine understanding of what parents face every day. With undergraduate degrees from UC Berkeley, a Master's from Yale, and later Master's degrees in both Psychology (Child Development) and Education, Jen doesn't just read the research - she understands how to translate it into approaches that actually work in real families. Jen has reviewed more than 10,000 academic papers on parenting and child development for 250+ episodes of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, and has interviewed the Who's Who in related fields. Jen also knows that research alone isn't enough. That's why she's also a CoActive Coach and is trained in the Gottman Method. This means she listens in ways that help you discover what works for your unique family rather than imposing one-size-fits-all solutions. Jen's background in corporate environmental strategy - as well as her late-diagnosed Autism - helps her to see patterns and connections that others often miss. She helps families to see patterns of behavior that indicate underlying needs, so you can navigate parenting challenges while staying true to your values. __ Resources from Jen Lumanlan: Free quizzes: https://go.yourparentingmojo.com/tl/311 Why you're so angry with your child's age-appropriate behavior (and what to do about it) self-paced masterclass: https://go.yourparentingmojo.com/tl/310 The Baby Manual listeners can get a $10 discount on the masterclass by entering coupon code: BabyManual Taming Your Triggers workshop: https://go.yourparentingmojo.com/t?orid=27634&opid=16 Parenting Beyond Power by Jen Lumanlan MS MEd __ Contact Dr. Carole Keim MD Linktree linktr.ee/drkeim Tiktok @dr.keim Instagram DoctorAtYourDoor Website CaroleKeim.com Contact Jen Lumanlan Website: YourParentingMojo.com Instagram: YourParentingMojo Linktree: YourParentingMojo.com/linktree ---AmazonShop Dr. Keim's must-have baby and toddler items: https://www.amazon.com/shop/drcarolekeim.FullScript Vitamins and SupplementsBreastfeeding Moms: https://us.fullscript.com/s/doctoratyourdoor/shop/collections/Q29sbGVjdGlvbi0zNDQyNDM=Back to School: https://us.fullscript.com/s/doctoratyourdoor/shop/collections/Q29sbGVjdGlvbi0zNDQxNTg=Immune Support: https://us.fullscript.com/s/doctoratyourdoor/shop/collections/Q29sbGVjdGlvbi0yNjgyMTY= Use this link to get 10% off and free shipping for orders over $50: https://us.fullscript.com/s/doctoratyourdoor/shopHIRO DiapersUse code DRCAROLEKEIM for a discount at checkout: https://hirodiapers.com/drcarolekeim Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailDisclosure: Dr. Wanda Barfield appeared on this episode in her personal capacity. The views she expresses are her own and do not represent the official positions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government.The American Academy of Pediatrics has never had a neonatologist as president. This September, that could change. In this special episode, Ben sits down with Dr. Wanda Barfield, neonatologist, retired Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General in the US Public Health Service, and longtime director of the CDC's Division of Reproductive Health, to hear what she would bring to the role. She lays out her three priorities, supporting pediatricians, protecting access, and leading with science and equity, and addresses the questions our field is wrestling with right now: training, staffing, the erosion of trust in science, and whether neonatology should go it alone. Her answer is that we are stronger together, and that having a neonatologist at the helm of the AAP would give our specialty a voice it has never had. Voting is open to AAP members through September 16. Meet the candidate, then go vote. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailThis week's Journal Club. Monday, nasal CPAP versus NIPPV as the bridge to minimally invasive surfactant in infants born before 30 weeks, first author Dr. Hui Zhang. Tuesday, the PAEAN trial on high-dose erythropoietin for neonatal HIE, led by Dr. Helen Liley. Wednesday, extended infusion versus bolus feeding for weight gain in extremely-low-birth-weight infants, from Dr. Haribalakrishna Balasubramanian's team in India. Thursday, the DROP-ROP trial, testing dexamethasone eye drops against treatment-requiring ROP, led by Dr. Ann Hellström. Friday, Neo News: Eli and Ben on The Pitt's viral boundary-setting scene and what it says about burnout in medicine.----Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure vs Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zeng L, Tong X, Piao M, He H, Zhao C, Xie H, Zheng Z, Cui Q, Lai Y, Wang H, Wang L, Liu H, Tian X, Wu H, Kang L, Han T.JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 1;9(6):e2619785. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.19785.Erythropoietin for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Liley HG, Hunt RW, O'Connell RL, Battin MR, Novak I, Wu YW, Ballard R, Askie L, Badawi N, Ghadge A, Jacobs SE, Juul SE, Sebastian L, Wagh D, Simes RJ; PAEAN Study Investigators.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Jul 27:e263082. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.3082. Online ahead of print.Effect of Extended Infusion Versus Intermittent Bolus Feedings on Hospital Weight Gain in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Born at

Send us Fan MailA medical student on The Pitt finishes her shift, is asked to stay, and tells her supervisor to learn some boundaries. The internet did not let it go. Ben and Eli use that moment to work through what boundary setting actually looks like in a NICU, why a tired clinician makes different decisions at three in the morning than at three in the afternoon, and where duty hours collide with the fact that patients do not arrive on a curriculum. Also, why handing a resident your pager at two PM may be the cheapest patient safety intervention available.----Haridasani Gupta A. On "The Pitt," She Clocked Out on Time. In Real Life, It Started a Debate. The New York Times. May 11, 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/style/the-pitt-joy-kwon-irene-choi-work-life-balance.htmlSupport the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailSteroids again? This time in the eye. Daphna brings the DROP-ROP trial from JAMA Pediatrics, a double-masked randomized study across fourteen Swedish centers asking whether topical dexamethasone can stop pre-threshold ROP from progressing to type one disease. One hundred infants, born under 30 weeks, dosed for up to twelve weeks, some still getting drops at home. Twenty percent needed laser or anti-VEGF in the dexamethasone arm versus thirty-eight percent on placebo, a relative risk reduction that did not reach significance. Ben and Daphna talk through the safety signals, the intraocular pressure question, and how fast our field adopts promising ROP data.----Dexamethasone Eye Drops to Prevent Treatment-Requiring Retinopathy of Prematurity: The DROPROP Randomized Clinical Trial. Hellström A, Petrishka-Lozenska M, Sjöbom U, Wallander J, Nilsson AK, Löfqvist C, Ley D, Gränse L, Öhnell HM, Hård AL, Jakobsson G, Sävman K, Domellöf M, Löfgren S, Larsson E, Smith LEH, Pivodic A, Lundgren P; DROPROP Collaboration Group.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Aug 3:e263247. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.3247. Online ahead of print.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailEvery unit has a bolus camp and a continuous camp, and both are usually dug in. Ben brings a single center non-inferiority trial from India, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, randomizing 132 infants born before 29 weeks and under a thousand grams to extended infusion feeding or two hourly bolus feeds. Weight gain at discharge was essentially identical at 15.3 versus 15.7 grams per kilo per day, but the infusion group lost two fewer days to interrupted feeds. Ben and Daphna talk through the five on one off infusion cycle, two hourly bolus feeding, and why fewer interruptions may be the real outcome.----Effect of Extended Infusion Versus Intermittent Bolus Feedings on Hospital Weight Gain in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Born at

Send us Fan MailWe already had HEAL, so why run this trial at all? Daphna brings PAEAN from JAMA Pediatrics, a phase three trial across 24 units in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore that gave high dose erythropoietin to 313 late preterm and term infants already receiving therapeutic hypothermia for HIE. Same drug, same dosing, nearly the same eligibility criteria as HEAL, by design. Death or moderate to severe developmental deficit at two years was 34 percent with EPO versus 29 percent with placebo. Ben and Daphna talk through the thrombosis signal, why replication feels so foreign in neonatology, and what is left in the adjunct pipeline.----Erythropoietin for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Liley HG, Hunt RW, O'Connell RL, Battin MR, Novak I, Wu YW, Ballard R, Askie L, Badawi N, Ghadge A, Jacobs SE, Juul SE, Sebastian L, Wagh D, Simes RJ; PAEAN Study Investigators.JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Jul 27:e263082. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.3082. Online ahead of print.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailMost trials comparing CPAP and NIMV leave a lingering doubt about whether surfactant explained the difference. This one does not. Ben brings a multicenter noninferiority trial from JAMA Network Open in infants born between 24 and 29 weeks, randomized to nasal CPAP or NIMV with every baby receiving less invasive surfactant administration. The trial stopped early for futility after 312 infants. Noninvasive ventilation failure within 72 hours was 26 percent on CPAP versus 13 percent on NIMV. Ben and Daphna talk through what happens when surfactant is off the table, the unexpected NEC signal, and where the guidelines may need revisiting.----Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure vs Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Preterm Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zeng L, Tong X, Piao M, He H, Zhao C, Xie H, Zheng Z, Cui Q, Lai Y, Wang H, Wang L, Liu H, Tian X, Wu H, Kang L, Han T.JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 1;9(6):e2619785. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.19785.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

https://www.sandramagsamen.com/Sandra Magsamen, author of interactive board books, discusses the creative process, the impact of her work on parents and children, and the importance of love and presence in child-rearing. She emphasizes the value of creativity and the joy of sharing love through her books.TakeawaysInteractive board books engage children's senses and enhance the reading experience.The importance of love, presence, and creativity in child-rearing.Chapters00:00 Introduction03:22 Novelty Board Books and Interactivity06:28 Hello Baby and Writing for Newborns11:19 The Importance of Reading to Young Children16:50 Creativity and the Creative Process25:18 Impact of Sandra's Work on Parents and Children

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on an investigation into a fire at a nursery in Pakistan that killed more than a dozen new born babies.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a fire at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital has killed 14 babies.

UNICEF has called for urgent safety reforms across Pakistan's hospitals after 14 newborn babies died in a fire at PIMS in Islamabad. The tragedy has intensified concerns about fire prevention, emergency preparedness and accountability in public health care facilities in Pakistan. - اسلام آباد کے پمز ہسپتال میں آتشزدگی سے14 نومولود بچوں کی ہلاکت کے بعد یونیسیف نے پاکستان کے طبی مراکز میں فوری حفاظتی اصلاحات کا مطالبہ کیا ہے۔آگ مبینہ طور پر ایئر کنڈیشننگ یونٹ سے شروع ہوئی اور آکسیجن کنکشنز کے باعث تیزی سے پھیل گئی۔ وارڈ میں موجود ۱۵ بچوں میں سے صرف ایک زندہ بچ سکا۔وزیراعظم نے تحقیقات کا حکم دیا ہے، جبکہ وفاقی سیکریٹری صحت اسلم غوری کو معطل کر دیا گیا ہے۔یونیسیف پاکستان کے سربراہ ڈاکٹر گنٹر بوسری نے ایس بی ایس اردو سے بات چیت میں فائر سیفٹی، آکسیجن کے محفوظ استعمال، تربیت یافتہ عملے اور باقاعدہ ہنگامی مشقوں کی ضرورت پر زور دیا ہے۔Explore more ways to listen to the Urdu program here: Listen to SBS Urdu. Install our mobile app “SBS Audio” on Apple (iPhone) or Android devices: SBS Audio App. Download on Apple App Store, Download on Google Play. Follow us on social media: SBS Urdu on Facebook and on SBS Urdu on Instagram. - جانئے کس طرح ایس بی ایس اردو کے مرکزی صفحے کو بُک مارک کریں ہر بدھ اور جمعہ کا پورا پروگرام اس لنک پرسنئے, اردو پرگرام سننے کے دیگر طریقے, “SBS Audio”کےنام سےموجود ہماری موبائیل ایپ ایپیل (آئی فون) یااینڈرائیڈ , ڈیوائیسزپرانسٹال کیجئے۔ ہمیں فیس بُک اور انسٹا گرام پر فالو کیجئے۔

Send us Fan MailA term newborn looks fine on mom's chest, then crashes within minutes. By the time transport arrives, there's a pH of 6.9, a lactate over 10, and a baby already intubated and on surfactant. Is this pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, or something else entirely? In this episode of From the Heart, It's Complicated, Dr. Adrianne Bischoff and Dr. Nim Goldshtrom work through a real, complex neonatal cardiac case in real time — the kind of case that keeps neonatologists up at night. They break down how to clinically differentiate PPHN from congenital heart disease with limited data, why epinephrine's response mattered more than the blood pressure number, how therapeutic hypothermia can unmask cardiac dysfunction, and why "blue is always better than gray" when managing a shunt-dependent circulation. Along the way: real literature, real physiology, and the reasoning behind decisions made under pressure, with a surprise diagnosis at the end. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailWhy does reading in the NICU still feel optional when the evidence says otherwise? Daphna sits down with Paige Pedroli, author of the Nic Zoo book and two-time NICU mom, and Dr. Raquel Garcia, a craniofacial and feeding specialist, to unpack why reading to preterm and critically ill infants belongs alongside kangaroo care as neuropromotive, not just neuroprotective. They cover the evidence behind auditory stimulation and language outcomes, why reading gives overwhelmed parents a real role in their baby's care, and how units can build low-cost reading programs with book libraries and student volunteers. A practical, moving conversation for anyone building developmental care into daily NICU practice. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIs your EMR actually built for neonatology, or just retrofitted to survive it? Ben sits down with Dr. Lindsey Knake, clinical assistant professor and associate chief health information officer at the University of Iowa, to talk AI in the NICU. They cover the real difference between Epic's homegrown tools and third-party options like Evidently and NABLA, why a six-month hospital stay breaks most chart summarization tools, and how ambient AI is starting to change documentation and family counseling. Lindsey also shares practical paths into clinical informatics for clinicians without a coding background. A grounded look at where NICU technology actually stands right now. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

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Send us Fan MailThe full week of Journal Club in one place. Monday, the PLaNT trial of prophylactic CPAP for late preterm infants born by cesarean, with senior author Dr. Edgardo Szyld. Tuesday, whether parental holding during therapeutic hypothermia changes feeding and length of stay. Wednesday, the Connection Study, the first live biotherapeutic product tested under an IND, and what it means for probiotics returning to the NICU. Thursday, a handheld light probe that reads bowel through the skin to catch NEC before the X-ray does. Friday, Dr. Dinushan Kaluarachchi on the respiratory severity score and what its trajectory tells us.----First-in-human pilot study of broadband optical spectroscopy (BOS) as noninvasive surveillance for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dodd AC, Lehane AJ, Lee A, Hurlock A, Su Y, Ilahi I, Lautz TB, Backman V, Goldstein SD.J Pediatr Surg. 2026 May;61(5):162978. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162978. Epub 2026 Feb 3.PMID: 41643767Association of parental holding during therapeutic hypothermia and NICU outcomes for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Nguyen TT, Glass HC, Chan N, Taketa E, Pineda R, Cornet MC, Miller MJ.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 22. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02753-3. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42332041Live biotherapeutic product IBP-9414 (L. reuteri) in very low birth weight infants: the Connection Study. Neu J, Del Moral T, Guthrie SO, Hudak ML, Indrio F, Kim JH, Kronström A, Martin CR, Modi N, Rastad J, Schnitzer TJ, Singh R, Strömberg S, Szajewska H, Thuresson M, Caplan M.Pediatr Res. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1038/s41390-026-04826-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 41721054Prophylactic CPAP at Cesarean Birth in Late-Preterm Newborns: A Multicenter RCT. Shah BA, DeShea L, Schmölzer GM, Josephsen JB, Fabres J, Wetzel EA, Rykovich H, Thomas A, Law B, Garrido C, Szyld E.Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 1;158(2):e2025070998. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-070998.PMID: 42457181 Clinical Trial.Association Between Delivery Room Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Neonatal Outcomes in Late Preterm and Term Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Chin Y, Hill M, Sett A, Thomas N, Razak A.J Paediatr Child Health. 2026 Jul 28. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70516. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42517258 Review.Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Definition Based on Respiratory Severity Score. Kaluarachchi DC, Peebles PJ, Lasarev MR, Guthrie SO, Laughon MM.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Jul;61(7):e71750. doi: 10.1002/ppul.71750.PMID: 42478108 Free PMC article. No abstract available.Respiratory severity score patterns by birth gestational age among a cohort of extremely preterm infants. Peebles PJ, Lasarev MR, Guthrie SO, Laughon MM, Keller RL, Kaluarachchi DC.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02778-8. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42374145 No abstract available.Respiratory severity score as a predictor for need for tracheostomy in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Kaluarachchi NM, Afah Annah S, Lasarev MR, Peebles PJ, Kaluarachchi DC.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 25. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02720-y. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42350618 No abstract available.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailThe respiratory severity score is one multiplication most of us already do in our heads, mean airway pressure times FiO2. This week Dr. Dinushan Kaluarachchi joins Journal Club to walk through three papers built on it, RSS trajectories across gestational age in the PROP cohort, an RSS based grading of BPD at 36 weeks, and RSS after 40 weeks as a predictor of tracheostomy. He also talks about writing that last paper with his son, a high school junior, and why a brief communication is a realistic on-ramp for students. Plus a preview of two upcoming trials, including surfactant given through a supraglottic airway.https://www.nature.com/collections/ejaffajdhi----Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Definition Based on Respiratory Severity Score. Kaluarachchi DC, Peebles PJ, Lasarev MR, Guthrie SO, Laughon MM.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Jul;61(7):e71750. doi: 10.1002/ppul.71750.PMID: 42478108 Free PMC article. No abstract available.Respiratory severity score patterns by birth gestational age among a cohort of extremely preterm infants. Peebles PJ, Lasarev MR, Guthrie SO, Laughon MM, Keller RL, Kaluarachchi DC.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02778-8. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42374145 No abstract available.Respiratory severity score as a predictor for need for tracheostomy in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Kaluarachchi NM, Afah Annah S, Lasarev MR, Peebles PJ, Kaluarachchi DC.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 25. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02720-y. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42350618 No abstract available.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

A secretsafeplacetn.orgThe 24/7 Tennessee statewide Safe Haven helpline is 1-866-699-7233 and the National Safe Haven helpline is 1-888-510-2229.The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7 and the number is 1-833-TLC-MAMA. Postpartum support internatioal warmline is Call PSI HelpLine:1-800-944-4773#1 En Español or #2 EnglishText “Help” to 800-944-4773 (EN) Text en Español: 971-203-7773Key TakeawaysTennessee's Safe Haven Law provides a legal, anonymous, and compassionate option for mothers unable to care for newborns, protecting both infants from abandonment and mothers from prosecution when surrendered within 45 days at designated facilities.The surrender process prioritizes maternal choice and dignity through trained staff, private rooms, comprehensive information packets, and support resources, recognizing the emotional complexity of the decision.Over 1,500 accessible facilities statewide—including hospitals, police stations, fire departments, and urgent care clinics—ensure geographic availability, with a 24/7 helpline and online locator tool for mothers seeking assistance.Legal protections include a 30-day reclamation window for both mother and father, with matching ID bracelets enabling identification if either parent changes their mind and contacts DCS.Mothers in crisis should know that safe haven surrender is not about "giving up" but about choosing life and safety for their newborn while accessing maternal support resources and mental health services.Quotable Moments"Safe haven isn't about giving up, but it is about choosing life for your newborn child.""If there is a mother out there that is listening, maybe you are facing a crisis and you feel desperate and you're convinced that there isn't another way, there isn't another option. I hope that you hear this message that there is a safe and compassionate option awaiting you.""The surrender would need to take place at a designated safe haven facility. And the baby would need to be surrendered to a staff member of that facility. So mom cannot pull up to the facility in her car and place the baby and a baby carrier on the sidewalk."Show Notes by Barevalue.No content or comments made in any TIPQC Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Podcast is intended to be comprehensive or medical advice. Neither healthcare providers nor patients should rely on TIPQC's Podcasts in determining the best practices for any particular patient. Additionally, standards and practices in medicine change as new information and data become available and the individual medical professional should consult a variety of sources in making clinical decisions for individual patients. TIPQC undertakes no duty to update or revise any particular Podcast. It is the responsibility of the treating physician or health care professional, relying on independent experience and knowledge of the patient, to determine appropriate treatment.

Send us Fan MailNEC still tends to announce itself on an X-ray, usually later than we want. This week Daphna reviews the first-in-human study of broadband optical spectroscopy, a handheld transcutaneous probe out of Lurie Children's that reads reflected light from 350 to 2500 nanometers to look at bowel beneath the skin. Just under 100 preterm infants, more than 11,000 scans, and a machine learning model that separated NEC from non-NEC scans with 100% sensitivity and a 100% negative predictive value, though the positive predictive value sat at 24%. Ben and Daphna work through what the curves actually show and what would have to come next.----First-in-human pilot study of broadband optical spectroscopy (BOS) as noninvasive surveillance for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dodd AC, Lehane AJ, Lee A, Hurlock A, Su Y, Ilahi I, Lautz TB, Backman V, Goldstein SD.J Pediatr Surg. 2026 May;61(5):162978. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162978. Epub 2026 Feb 3.PMID: 41643767Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailProbiotics left US NICUs after the FDA reclassified them, and NEC rates went up. This week Ben reviews the Connection Study, a 2,158 infant phase 3 trial of IBP-9414, a live biotherapeutic product containing Limosilactobacillus reuteri, run under an IND with the regulatory rigor probiotics never had. Neither primary endpoint reached significance, but all cause mortality fell 27%, and surgically confirmed NEC favored treatment after 14 days of dosing. The discussion may be the real story, including a kappa of 0.36 between radiologists reading the same NEC films. Ben and Daphna talk through what a regulated probiotic would mean for the babies waiting now.----Live biotherapeutic product IBP-9414 (L. reuteri) in very low birth weight infants: the Connection Study. Neu J, Del Moral T, Guthrie SO, Hudak ML, Indrio F, Kim JH, Kronström A, Martin CR, Modi N, Rastad J, Schnitzer TJ, Singh R, Strömberg S, Szajewska H, Thuresson M, Caplan M.Pediatr Res. 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1038/s41390-026-04826-7. Online ahead of print.PMID: 41721054Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailParents of babies undergoing therapeutic hypothermia often wait days before they can hold their child, and many never get the chance during cooling at all. This week on Journal Club, Daphna reviews a new Journal of Perinatology retrospective cohort from two level IV NICUs, 379 infants with HIE, where 28% were held during cooling. Held infants reached full oral feeds sooner, were more likely to go home on breast milk, and had shorter stays, but they were also less sick to begin with. Ben pushes on confounding, on the exclusion of infants who died, and on what equipment would make holding routine.----Association of parental holding during therapeutic hypothermia and NICU outcomes for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Nguyen TT, Glass HC, Chan N, Taketa E, Pineda R, Cornet MC, Miller MJ.J Perinatol. 2026 Jun 22. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02753-3. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42332041Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Your brain was listening before you ever took your first breath. Newborns can recognize their mother's voice—and even stories heard in the womb—but could any of those experiences survive as actual memories? JG explores prenatal learning, infantile amnesia, and the unsettling possibility that your earliest memory may be something your brain quietly invented. Then, Kat follows a voice across Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle Valley, where the landscape can make distant calls seem impossibly close. An Indigenous tradition, a tragic love story, and Pauline Johnson's haunting poem all became tangled in the meaning of a name: “Who calls?” From the Cree trickster Wîsahkêcâhk to the mysterious St. Louis Ghost Light, Saskatchewan is filled with stories shaped by the land—and some of them still seem to answer back. Childhood memories, phantom voices, ghostly lights, and a potentially explosive bucket of dog poop. Just another day inside The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailLate preterm babies born by cesarean fill our NICUs, and most of them are there for respiratory distress that resolves in a day or two. Could 20 minutes of CPAP in the operating room keep them out? This week on Journal Club, Ben and Daphna break down the PLaNT trial, a five center randomized pilot of prophylactic CPAP at 5 to 6 cm of water in spontaneously breathing infants born at 34 to 36 weeks by cesarean. They then sit down with senior author Dr. Edgardo Szyld to talk pneumothorax risk, the 35 to 36 week subgroup, consenting families, and what PLaNT 2 must prove.----Prophylactic CPAP at Cesarean Birth in Late-Preterm Newborns: A Multicenter RCT. Shah BA, DeShea L, Schmölzer GM, Josephsen JB, Fabres J, Wetzel EA, Rykovich H, Thomas A, Law B, Garrido C, Szyld E.Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 1;158(2):e2025070998. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-070998.PMID: 42457181 Clinical Trial.Association Between Delivery Room Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Neonatal Outcomes in Late Preterm and Term Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Chin Y, Hill M, Sett A, Thomas N, Razak A.J Paediatr Child Health. 2026 Jul 28. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70516. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42517258 Review.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailWhen is surfactant "early," and when is it too early, or too late? In this second installment of our two-part series with the Neonatal Resuscitation Symposium, Ben Courchia sits down with Dr. Roger Soll, a leading voice in surfactant research since the 1980s, to trace how our thinking on timing has evolved, from aggressive prophylactic dosing to selective rescue therapy to today's less invasive approaches like LISA and SALSA. Dr. Soll unpacks why head-to-head trials keep favoring less invasive administration over InSurE, and how the rise of "nanopreemies" is quietly pulling the pendulum back toward earlier treatment. The conversation also touches on video laryngoscopy and aerosolized surfactant's unfulfilled promise. A candid, technically rich conversation for anyone who has stood at a warmer wondering whether, and when, to reach for surfactant. Dr. Soll expands on these themes at the Neonatal Resuscitation Symposium, September 10 to 11, 2026, at Indiana University School of Medicine. Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailWhich babies with critical congenital heart disease face the highest risk of brain injury, and does earlier surgery actually help? Why is infant CHD mortality climbing again after years of decline, and who's most affected? Can a mother's cardiovascular status in preeclampsia predict her newborn's circulatory transition? This week's Journal Club brings together five conversations on CHD, maternal-fetal physiology, and vaccine policy. Nim and Adrianne cover a meta-analysis on brain injury in critical CHD, a 25-year national mortality study, a pilot study on preeclampsia and neonatal cardiac output, and a look at RV diastolic function after CHD intervention. Ben and Eli close with Neo News on a controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Neo News, Ben and Eli break down a troubling story in vaccine policy: an unsolicited $1.6 million CDC grant funding a Danish research group's trial in Guinea-Bissau, one designed to withhold or delay the hepatitis B birth dose from thousands of newborns in a country where the disease is highly endemic. They trace the ethical parallels to Tuskegee, the funding irregularities, and the pushback from the Africa CDC that halted the study. They also cover the clinical stakes clinicians face daily, including age-dependent chronicity and the real risks of a "safe" two-month delay. A candid, unfiltered conversation about advocating for evidence-based care when the evidence itself becomes politicized.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this prospective study, Adrianne and Nim dig into an area with almost no normative pediatric data: right ventricular diastolic function. Comparing 57 infants with RV pressure overload after intervention for pulmonic stenosis or tetralogy of Fallot to 134 healthy controls, the authors found a consistent pattern, reduced beat-to-beat variability, a higher atrial contribution to filling, and an E/A ratio inversion that was nearly universal in the CHD group versus about half of controls. It's one of the first real attempts to define what a right-sided diastolic pattern actually looks like in this population. But without a comparison against cardiac catheterization, the hosts agree the findings are hypothesis-generating at best, a starting point for a multi-parametric approach, not a reason to skip an invasive workup.----Echocardiographic Markers of Right Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction in Neonates and Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. Cantinotti M, Capponi G, Scalese M, Palladino E, Giordano R, Franchi E, Viacava C, Corana G, Marchese P, Pizzuto A, Assanta N, Santoro G. J Clin Med. 2025 Dec 23;15(1):98. doi: 10.3390/jcm15010098. PMID: 41517351 Free PMC article.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

Send us Fan MailIn this small prospective pilot study, Adrianne and Nim explore a domain rarely discussed on rounds, how a mother's cardiovascular function in preeclampsia shapes her newborn's circulatory transition. Using maternal echo and neonatal electrical cardiometry across 13 mother-baby dyads, the authors found an inverse relationship: the worse the mother's cardiac function, the higher the neonate's cardiac output, though vascular tone barely budged. It's a compelling hypothesis about placental strain and fetal adaptation. But Nim pushes back hard on the methodology, pairing this paper with a companion study showing electrical cardiometry consistently overestimates cardiac output in neonates, and questioning why daily echoes were performed on these babies but the results never reported.----Linking maternal and neonatal circulation in preeclampsia. Piani F, Annesi L, Degli Esposti D, Vincenzi S, De Crescenzo S, Della Gatta AN, Simonazzi G, Corvaglia L, Martini S.Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Mar 1;330(3):H708-H716. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00945.2025. Epub 2026 Jan 12.PMID: 41525138 Free article.Support the showAs 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, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!

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