Together with Bliss Baby Charity we're launching a booklet for families whose baby’s future is uncertain. We hope it will guide parents through this time & help them to think about the best care for their baby & the support they need as a family. togetherforshortlives.org.uk/get-support/in… Alex Mancini (Smith)💙

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💔🩺 Revisit our Speak out session on the emotional impact of (co-)twin loss. Hear from affected parents and healthcare professionals about what it takes to build more compassionate neonatal care. Watch the full conversation here: bit.ly/3zIcczQ 📺 Nick Embleton 🦋🤱🎓🌎🌈🩺🔬🧪

ALL UK HCPs AND NEONATAL STAFF: I am exploring the practice of Family Integrated Care from the perspective of UK healthcare professionals. Please complete this 10 minute survey and retweet. Thank you app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/newcastle/fi… 📷 Bliss Baby Charity BAPM House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee

Thank you to everyone who has responded! It would be great to see responses from a few more UK neonatal consultants… 🙏🏾 KSS Neonatal ODN, can you help!

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Great comment highlighting the pitfalls of lumping studies administering parenteral amino acids and studies administering enteral protein #NeoTwitter Evidence-Based Neo

Nitrogen sources in DHM: True protein, nonprotein nitrogen & amino acids Common methods for assessing macronutrient content of DHM may overestimate protein content doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11…

High v standard protein on functional recovery in people w critical illness (PRECISe) RCT; n=935 adults; no impact mortality but better functional outcomes in standard group #NotNeonates thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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Have you ever wished to view the world from a completely new perspective? This thread on cool maps is here to blow your mind. 1. The Mississippi River and its tributaries

#miscarriage #stillbirth #BabyLoss #Lactation Please RT & complete We want to ascertain views, attitudes, practices for recently bereaved women & lactation mgt choices after reproductive loss Short survey to better inform staff education & practice app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/newcastle/la…

Determining key measures of #nutrition and #growth that should be reported in all #preterm studies. We would love to hear from parents, healthcare providers, and researchers with interest in preterm infants/nutrition/growth. Join our online survey: bit.ly/NutriGrow_Delp…

We are thinking of our families where their twins or triplets should be starting school this year. We also appreciate that the 'doorstep photos' of children returning to school can be difficult to see. We are here for support buff.ly/4e4s6DT #support #footprintsbabyloss

One of THE BEST memes I’ve seen in a long time. 👏 Anthony Nolan 💚

Conservative v liberal oxygenation target critical ill children: multicentre RCT thelancet.com/journals/lance… #NeoTwitter Ventilated admit PICU: better outcome w conservative SpO2 88–92% v liberal Not preterm but may improve outcome & reduce costs

Parents, teachers... do you have prematurely born children starting at or returning to school? Access FREE training on how to support prematurely born children who need it. Please help us improve support for these children & their families Bliss Baby Charity The Smallest Things Tes

#Probiotics #NEC #Preterm - Where now?! Company report not peer-reviewed; n=2153 #FDA compliant RCT No impact on NEC 8.7% (IBP9414 L Reuterii) vs 10.2% (control) or full feeds 16d v 17d but lower all-cause mortality 6.2% v 8.5% (p=0.04) placera.se/placera/pressm…

📢 Share to raise awareness 📢 Today marks the start of #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. Did you know, 97% of adults who receive a stem cell transplant from a donor have been diagnosed with blood cancer? With your help, we’ll continue saving lives through stem cells 💚

Let's take a moment to think of the families whose little ones were due, born, or passed this September. 💔 If you're comfortable, share a memory or a photo of your September baby in the comments. 🌟 #pregancyloss #notjustastatistic #BabyLossAwareness #childloss #bereavement