A weekly discussion about new evidence in neonatal care and the fascinating individuals who make this progress possible. Hosted by Dr. Ben Courchia and Dr. Daphna Yasova Barbeau.
📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from April 4th 2026
76 hours 19 mins; April 04, 2026
#431 - [Neo News] - 📌 Why Are Freestanding Birth Centers Struggling to Stay Open?
17 mins; April 03, 2026
#431 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can Retinal Images Predict BPD and Pulmonary Hypertension?
10 mins; April 02, 2026
#431 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Rethinking the Link Between BPD Grades and Pulmonary Hypertension
21 mins; April 01, 2026
#431 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should We Stop Routine Car Seat Testing for Preterm Infants?
#430 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Can Early Intervention for Post Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Change the Trajectory for Preterm Brains? (ft. Dr. Kelly Mahaney)
12 mins; March 20, 2026
#428 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Are Soft Skills Actually the Hardest Skills to Master in Medicine? (ft. Dr. Clara Song)
29 mins; March 20, 2026
#429 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Is the Lymphatic System the Circulatory System We Have Been Ignoring in the NICU? (ft. Dr. Sanjay Sinha)
12 mins; March 20, 2026
#427 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Are Neonatologists Being Fairly Compensated for the Work They Do? (ft. Dr. Robin Steinhorn)
15 mins; March 20, 2026
#426 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - What Does It Really Take to Build a Medical Home for NICU Graduates? (ft. Dr. Susan Hintz)
23 mins; March 19, 2026
#425 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Are We Missing Neonatal AKI Right in Front of Us? (ft. Dr. Caitlin Carter)
11 mins; March 19, 2026
#424 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - How Should We Feed the Most Immature Babies in Our NICUs? (ft. Dr. Tarah Colaizy)
16 mins; March 19, 2026
#423 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Should Neonatology Break Free from Pediatrics? (ft. Dr. Satyan Lakshminrusimha)
24 mins; March 19, 2026
#422 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - What Does Dignified End of Life Care Look Like in the NICU? (ft. Dr. Elizabeth Crouch)
21 mins; March 18, 2026
#420 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - What Do Normothermia, Breast Milk, and Infection Rates Have in Common? (ft. Dr. Jochen Profit)
15 mins; March 18, 2026
#421 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Can the CPQCC Model Be Exported to the World? (ft. Dr. Shmuel Zangen)
11 mins; March 18, 2026
#419 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Is the Neonatal Kidney the Organ We Have Been Ignoring? (ft. Dr. Alexis Davis)
11 mins; March 18, 2026
#418 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Are We Truly Listening to NICU Families or Just Checking a Box? (ft. Ra’Niesha Bratton & Joanne Tillman)
16 mins; March 18, 2026
#417 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Do NICU Families Have a Seat at the Table? (ft. Silvia Bor)
11 mins; March 18, 2026
#416 - 🏖️ [COOL TOPICS] - Can Statewide Collaboration Transform Neonatal Care? (ft. Dr. Denise Suttner)
14 mins; March 18, 2026
#415 - Finding Optimal PEEP at the Bedside With Electrical Impedance Tomography?
39 mins; March 16, 2026
📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from March 14th 2026
83 hours 0 mins; March 14, 2026
#414 - [Neo News] - 📌 How Can Clinicians Navigate Unverified Formula Safety Data?
18 mins; March 13, 2026
#413 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should We Increase Caffeine Dosing for Extremely Preterm Infants?
15 mins; March 12, 2026
#412 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does Drying Very Preterm Infants Before Wrapping Improve Normothermia?
19 mins; March 11, 2026
#411 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is Diazoxide Use Increasing for NICU Hypoglycemia?
15 mins; March 10, 2026
#410 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Prophylactic Acetaminophen for PDA, Does Early Closure Improve Outcomes?
21 mins; March 09, 2026
#409 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - Saving Babies, a book that capture the stories from the NICU (Dr. Tarek Nakhla)
8 mins; March 06, 2026
#408 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - How does structured bedside data power multicenter comparative effectiveness research? (Dr. Veeral Tolia)
27 mins; March 06, 2026
#407 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - How can we build AI literacy among bedside clinicians (Dr. James Barry)
20 mins; March 05, 2026
#406 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - Conducting family centered research in the private practice world (Dr. Kaashif Ahmad)
21 mins; March 05, 2026
#405 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - How can direct networking redefine the neonatology job search? (Dr. Zubin Shah)
21 mins; March 04, 2026
#404 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - What guides us when parents disagree on medical care? (Dr. Mark Mercurio)
20 mins; March 04, 2026
#403 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - What defines high quality evidence in modern neonatal care (Dr. Wally Carlo)
11 mins; March 03, 2026
#402 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - Is fresh milk the key to improving long term neonatal outcomes
13 mins; March 03, 2026
#401 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - What are the best entry points for starting a POCUS program in your unit?
10 mins; March 02, 2026
#400 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - What Are the Unintended Consequences of Ignoring a PDA
21 mins; March 02, 2026
#400 - 🔵 [NEO CONFERENCE] - What Are the Unintended Consequences of Ignoring a PDA
21 mins; March 02, 2026
#399 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from February 28th 2026
85 hours 58 mins; February 28, 2026
#399 - [Neo News] - 📌 Paid NICU Leave: A New Standard for Family Support?
19 mins; February 27, 2026
#399 - [Journal Club] - 📌 From Screening to Solution: Resolving Food Insecurity in Pediatrics
21 mins; February 26, 2026
#399 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Early Vitamin D: Can 800 IU Prevent BPD in Preterms?
16 mins; February 25, 2026
#399 - [Journal Club] - 📌 8 Days vs. 14 Days: Can We Shorten Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Sepsis?
21 mins; February 24, 2026
#399 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are We Compressing the Wrong Ventricle in Neonatal CPR?
14 mins; February 23, 2026
#398 - Dr. Sheri Fink on the Ethics of Survival and Redefining Care for Trisomy 18
50 mins; February 19, 2026
#397 - On With VON - Neuroprotection vs. Neuropromotion in the NICU
44 mins; February 16, 2026
#396 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from February 14th 2026
88 hours 53 mins; February 14, 2026
#396 - [Neo News] - 📌 Does Immigration Enforcement Impact Family Presence in the NICU?
24 mins; February 13, 2026
#396 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Cooling Late Preterms: Higher Mortality in 34-35 Weekers?
22 mins; February 12, 2026
#396 - [Journal Club] - 📌 The 6-Fold Risk of NEC in Growth Restricted Infants
17 mins; February 11, 2026
#396 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Surfactant Thresholds: Is 40% FiO2 as Safe as 30%?
15 mins; February 10, 2026
#396 - [Journal Club] - 📌 TORPIDO 30/60: Is Higher Initial Oxygen Safer for Preterm Infants?
21 mins; February 09, 2026
#395 - [DELPHI PANEL] - How is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Neonatal Care?
65 hours 30 mins; January 29, 2026
#394 - The Pxxs: Pampers Creates the World's Smallest Diaper for 22-Week Preemies
25 mins; January 18, 2026
#393 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from January 17th 2026
90 hours 24 mins; January 17, 2026
#393 - [Neo News] - 📌 CDC vs. AAP: What Is the Right Approach to Hep B Vaccination at Birth?
22 mins; January 16, 2026
#393 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are We Too Busy? NICU Strain and Adverse Outcomes
24 mins; January 15, 2026
#393 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Replacing Sepsis Screens with Serial Physical Exams: Is It Safe?
18 mins; January 14, 2026
#393 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Antibiotic Use in HIE, A Tale of Two Strategies
22 mins; January 13, 2026
#393 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can NT-proBNP Guide Clinical Suspicion of Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension?
22 mins; January 12, 2026
#392 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from January 10th 2026
90 hours 48 mins; January 10, 2026
#392 - [Neo News] - 📌 Beyond the $32 Million Verdict, Do We Need Written Consent for Formula?
24 mins; January 09, 2026
#392 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Do Antenatal Corticosteroids Improve Survival for Babies Born at 21–24 Weeks?
17 mins; January 08, 2026
#392 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Could Longer Caffeine Treatment Reduce Hypoxia and Speed Discharge?
14 mins; January 07, 2026
#392 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Early Outcome Data After Resuscitation at 21 Weeks’ Gestation
28 mins; January 06, 2026
#392 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is PDA Treatment Doing More Harm Than Good in Preterm Infants?
21 mins; January 05, 2026
#391 - 👶 Belonging in the NICU during the Holidays
85 hours 24 mins; December 31, 2025
#390 - End-of-Year Wrap-Up: What’s Changing for The Incubator in 2026
30 mins; December 28, 2025
#389 - Discussion on the Business of Medicine with Dr. Giep
33 mins; December 25, 2025
#388 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from December 21st 2025
87 hours 3 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Should Preterm Infants Receive Full Feeds from Day One?
14 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Does Early High-Volume Feeding Improve Body Composition in Preterm Infants?
8 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Are forces applied to a baby's airway lower with video laryngoscopy?
13 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 EBNEO Commentary - Treatment of Hypotension of Prematurity: a randomised trial.
21 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Can Maternal Mental Health Predict Neurodevelopmental Delays in Toddlers?
13 mins; December 21, 2025
#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Can We Predict Which Extremely Preterm Infants Need Early Cord Clamping?
14 mins; December 21, 2025
#387 - [Replay] 🔬 Unraveling the Genetic Basis of Diseases and Decoding Life (ft. Dr. Wendy Chung)
50 mins; December 17, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Perspective from NICU fellows at Hot Topics 2025
13 mins; December 11, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Do You Build a Successful Statewide Quality Collaborative? Lessons from the CPQCC
21 mins; December 10, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Can We Improve Delivery Room Practice Across All Birth Settings?
10 mins; December 10, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Breaking the Innovation Plateau with Dr. Daniele De Luca and the Lancet Commission's Blueprint for Neonatology's Future
14 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Discussing the results of the PDA trial with Dr. Matthew Laughon
19 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Lactalogics - a novel way to make human milk accessible
9 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should We Still Perform Pre-Discharge Car Seat Tests?
14 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Late Preterm Infants Receive Early Surfactant for Respiratory Distress?
13 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Can We Safely Give Full Feeds from Day One to Moderate Preterm Infants?
15 mins; December 09, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - What Inspires First-Year Neonatology Fellows at Hot Topics?
7 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Every NICU Patient Receive Genomic Sequencing?
8 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - The work of quality improvement in the NICU
10 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Thinking innovatively about nutrition research
12 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should All Newborns Be Screened for Congenital Hyperinsulinism?
11 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - 20 minutes of prophylactic CPAP for late preterm infants - The PLANT study
10 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - When Has Enough Evidence Accumulated to Guide Practice (ft Dr. Ravi Patel)
16 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Does Maternal Air Pollution Exposure Affect the Infant Microbiome?
9 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Moderate Preterm Infants Start with Higher Oxygen at Birth?
10 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - The section on neonatal perinatal medicine: the hope for neonatology
13 mins; December 08, 2025
#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Should We Navigate the Complexity of Genetic Information in the NICU?
11 mins; December 08, 2025
#385 - Dr. Andrew Beverstock - Exploring Neonatal Nutrition: The Role of Urinary Sodium
32 mins; December 03, 2025
#384 - Finding Your Voice After Prematurity: A Conversation with Mandy Daly
