Is it time we recalibrate the clock on NEC findings? Instead of only searching for disease, maybe it's time we define baseline bowel characteristics in micro preemies — what is truly normal before we call it abnormal? Major interest in our baseline BUS paper at Pediatric Academic Societies 2025

#NECawarenessday #NECsociety

6th annual Dr. Ehrenkranz Conference today led by Dr. Taylor ⁦Sarah Taylor⁩ and Yale Neonatology!Amazing presentations about nutrition by ⁦Aloka Patel MD⁩ ⁦Catherine Buck⁩ ⁦Daniel Robinson⁩ ⁦Amy Hair MD⁩ #neonatalnutrition #neotwitter

Intestinal ultrasound is not just for IBD. Here we review the role of IUS in NEC! Eventually, this will replace serial x-ray. We have some exciting research on the development of bowel wall thickness in premature infants coming soon to follow to establish norms!

Be sure to tune in for this special episode of the global neonatal pod about Empowering Neonatal Nurses Globally (ft, Dr. Karen Walker and Edith Gicheha)! Listen here: buff.ly/nx8eU9v

Our congenital syphilis paper is out! I feel bad I didn’t acknowledge the reviewers in the manuscript- they were so thorough and helpful. So thank you!!! And thanks to ⁦Veeral Tolia, MD⁩ for being the best research mentor ever! Read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40774295/ ⁦

Thanks for highlighting #NECchicago The Incubator Podcast! Listen to the episode and then register to join us Sept 7th - 10th - NECsociety.org/NEC-symposium/ #preventNEC UCDavisChildrensHosp Jennifer Canvasser Misty Good UNC Children's Jae Kim Cincinnati Children's Ravi Mangal Patel Cami Martin Stacey Skrysak

August webinar alert! 🔈Register now for another awesome high yield NNPC Webinar on 🗓️ Tuesday, August 26th at 3pmEST. 🔊 ⭐️Dr. Maky Fraga⭐️ will present "Training and QA Frameworks for Safe Neonatal Ultrasound Practice"!!

“X-rays are not benign in preterms — our data reveal when they start to matter!! Our latest paper in Frontiers in Pediatrics In preterm infants, cumulative X-rays show a threshold effect: 10 by Day 7 & >15 by 1 month → ↓ motor & cognitive scores. Clinical implication:

Objective Can Q-methodology map how parents decide between surgery vs palliative care for NEC, and can those insights guide a parent-centered decision framework? #NEC #NICU #SharedDecisionMaking #ParentEngagement #QMethodology

We are delighted to share that CORDMILK has completed enrollment with a total of 3447 babies. This is the largest cord milking vs early cord clamping trial of non-vigorous newborns conducted to date. Congrats to all of our investigators in India! NIH ILCOR AAP Neonatal

What is your first line vasoactive agent to treat hypotension/hypoperfusion in the #NICU ? Are you a #dopamine fan? A review article in Journal of Perinatology by NeoCardioLab - Gabriel Altit Audrey Hebert Shazia Bhombal Shiran Moore Stephanie Ford, MD and Rios - full text at rdcu.be/eD0jX

Join the upcoming SPR Emerging to Established (E2E) Section webinar, Expanding the Funding Horizon: Opportunities Outside Traditional Grants, on Tuesday, September 16 at 11 am CT. This session will explore alternative funding avenues available to pediatric investigators. Register Now: ow.ly/8mZf50WQAEc

Early (≤ 2 h) Bolus Surfactant Replacement Therapy Versus Standard Care in Term (≥ 37 Weeks) Neonates With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial #neoTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40923671/?utm_…

Wrapping up an inspiring few days at the @NECsymposium in my favorite city, Chicago 🏙️✨ Learned so much, met amazing colleagues, families and friends and left with new ideas (and maybe too much deep-dish 🍕). Grateful to be part of a community working together to build a world

New publication: In neonates with HIE treated with TH, aevere aEEG, higher GA, and increased LV strain were the strongest predictors of brain injury. Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants NeoBrainLab Neonatal Hemodynamics Research Centre nature.com/articles/s4137…

October webinar alert! 🔔 🥳join us on Tuesday, October 28th at 3pm ET to learn from the amazing Dr. Stephanie Leung as she discusses the gamification 🎮 of POCUS. Register ✏️ via QR code or online at neopocuscollab.com @neopocuscollab #POCUS #Neonatology #Pediatrics