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Exposure to the smell and taste of milk with tube feeds may have little to no effect on time to reach full sucking feeds and full enteral feeds. No clear difference between exposure and no exposure to the smell or taste of milk on safety outcomes. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Transcutaneous bilirubin screening: - may reduce readmission for hyperbilirubinemia and increase need for phototherapy before discharge - probably has little or no effect on exchange transfusion and acute bilirubin encephalopathy (1 RCT; 1858 newborns) cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Sound in #neonatal intensive care units often exceeds the recommended max acceptable level👶 👂 What are the benefits & harms of noise or sound management in the #NICU for #preterm or very low birth weight #infants? 📃 Cochrane Neonatal #SystematicReview buff.ly/3X32im1

This review included 3 types of intervention: 1) intervention at the unit level, 2) at the section or room level, or 3) at the individual level. The included study compared the use of silicone earplugs versus no earplugs in very low birth weight infants. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

This review compared different strategies for caffeine cessation in preterm infants: - different PMAs - before or after 5 days without symptoms - at a predetermined PMA vs at symptoms resolution Findings of larger & just completed RCTs to be included soon cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Methodological considerations by Cochrane Neonatal members when conducting systematic reviews: Should "objective outcomes" (e.g. bronchopulmonary dysplasia) be downgraded for lack of blinding in randomized trials? karger.com/neo/article-ab… Cochrane Evidence-Based Neo @cochranemthds

Donor human milk reduces the risk of NEC in very preterm infants: RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.76; RD −0.03, 95% CI −0.05 to −0.01; 11 trials, 2261 infants Probably little or no effect on late‐onset invasive infection or mortality before hospital discharge cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Podcast: Medicines to reduce pain and discomfort during spinal tap in newborns cochrane.org/podcasts/10.10… Cochrane Olga Romantsik Matteo Bruschettini Cochrane ChildHealth The Cochrane Library Vermont Oxford

This year’s #SONPM2024 Thomas E Cone Lecture at NCE is being given by Dr. Kanekal Gautham Dr. K. S. Gautham from Nemours Children's Health and senior editor of Cochrane Neonatal. What is the significance of evidence-based medicine in neonatology?

Cochrane update NCPAP may be more effective than no CPAP in preventing extubation failure in preterm infants if applied immediately after extubation We consider there is no need for further research on this intervention, which has become standard practice cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Cochrane reviews are informing World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for preterm infant care! 👶✨ Evidence from Cochrane Sweden & Cochrane Neonatal on treatments like caffeine therapy is helping improve outcomes for these vulnerable babies. #PretermBirth #PreemieCare ⬇️⬇️⬇️ cochrane.org/news/cochrane-…

Surfactant therapy guided by tests for lung maturity in preterm infants. Listen to this new podcast by Mike Clarke, with two study authors (Greta Sibrecht Franciszek Borys) and lead investigator for one of the ongoing studies (Anna Lavizzari). cochrane.org/podcasts/10.10…

The 2024 update of this review included 4 studies (464 infants); all studies evaluated acupuncture versus no treatment. Limited evidence on acupuncture for HIE in neonates. Link: cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… #NeonatalCare #HIEResearch

No evidence from RCTs is currently available to evaluate the benefits and harms of fluid restriction for the treatment of symptomatic PDA in preterm infants. We identified no ongoing studies. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

New Cochrane review: Acupuncture for neonatal abstinence syndrome in newborns 🔎Limited evidence from 2 RCTs: no clear benefits or harms established ⚠️ Clinicians should proceed with caution cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… This review is published in memory of Berndt #Acupuncture #NAS

Although widely used, there are insufficient data regarding the benefits and harms of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for the treatment of preterm infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10… Only 2 studies, enrolling a total of 62 infants, met our criteria.

We analyzed 79 studies (7197 infants, 326 nurses, 12 physicians) across 26 countries using 27 clinical rating scales. Neonatal pain scales showed very low-certainty evidence, raising serious concerns about their validity and reliability in neonatal care. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

We included 11 RCTs (852 infants): - 5 studies acupuncture vs no treatment or sham treatment; - 4 vs oral sweet solution; - 2 vs other types of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments (e.g. foot massage or reflexology). We identified 4 ongoing studies. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…