The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
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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.
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S5E129 #447 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from June 13th 2026
Send us Fan MailPhototherapy duration, jaundice and UTIs, extended CPAP, and The Pitt. A full week on the Incubator Journal Club.Ben opens with a nationwide Swedish cohort study from JAMA Network…
S5E128 #447 - [Neo News] - 📌 - Why Are Doctors Flocking to HBO Max's The Pitt?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Neo News, Ben and Eli discuss the cultural phenomenon of HBO Max’s new hit medical drama, The Pitt. Sparked by an insightful critique in The New Yorker by Dr. Dhruv…
S5E127 #447 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is a Five-Day Antibiotic Course Enough to Treat UTIs in the NICU?
Send us Fan MailIs five days of antibiotics enough to treat a urinary tract infection in a NICU infant? In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review a single-center study from Nationwide…
S5E126 #447 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does Extended CPAP Reduce Intermittent Hypoxemia in Stable Preterm Infants?
Send us Fan MailWhat happens to intermittent hypoxemia when you keep a stable preterm infant on CPAP for two extra weeks? In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review a secondary analysis from…
S5E125 #447 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are we missing UTIs in neonates hospitalized for unexplained jaundice?
Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Daphna reviews a retrospective cohort study from Istanbul examining clinical, laboratory, and ultrasound factors associated with UTI in neonates…
S5E124 #447 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is phototherapy doing more harm than good in very preterm infants?
Send us Fan MailIn this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review a nationwide Swedish cohort study examining the association between phototherapy duration and neonatal outcomes in very preterm…
S5E123 #446 - Is Bedside Transcatheter PDA Closure Ready for Your NICU?
Send us Fan MailWhat if closing a PDA could be done at the bedside in under 10 minutes, without transporting a fragile preterm infant to the cath lab? Dr. Shyam Sathanandam, Chief of Cardiovascular…
S5E122 #445 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from May 30th 2026
Send us Fan MailOpioid withdrawal dosing, intranasal breast milk, human milk fortification in Japan, neonatal dysphagia, and vaccine policy. A full week on the Incubator Journal Club.Ben opens with…
S5E121 #445 - [Neo News] - 📌 Are Regulatory Roadblocks Threatening the Future of Neonatal Vaccines?
Send us Fan MailIn this fast-paced episode of Neo News, Eli and Ben tackle the rapidly shifting landscape of vaccine regulation and economics in the US. They discuss recent political maneuvers…
S5E120 #445 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Are we missing dysphagia in very preterm infants before they leave the NICU?
Send us Fan MailHow often are we missing dysphagia in our most vulnerable NICU patients? In this episode of Journal Club, Daphna reviews a retrospective cohort study from the Journal of Perinatology…
S5E119 #445 - What Can Japan Teach Us About Treating Human Milk Fortifier as a Drug? (Part 2)
Send us Fan MailWhat does it take to turn a single struggling baby into a national standard of care? In this episode, Ben sits down with Professor Katsumi Mizuno (Showa Medical University) and Dr.…
S5E118 #445 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does an exclusive human milk diet improve growth in very low birth weight infants? (Part 1)
Send us Fan MailJapan has some of the best survival rates for extremely preterm infants in the world, yet feeding practices there look very different from what many of us are used to. In this episode…
S5E117 #445 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can a few drops of breast milk in a preterm infant's nose actually improve cerebral oxygenation?
Send us Fan MailCould putting a few drops of breast milk in a preterm infant's nose actually improve cerebral oxygenation? In this episode of Journal Club, Daphna reviews a randomized controlled…
S5E116 #445 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can symptom-based dosing cut hospitalization time for babies with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome?
Send us Fan MailOne infant is diagnosed with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome every 27 minutes, and rates are rising. In this episode of Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review the Optimized NOW…
S5E115 #444 - Can a Beanie Protect NICU Infants from Harmful Noise While Keeping Them Connected to Their Parents?
Send us Fan MailThe NICU is one of the loudest environments a newborn will ever experience, yet it is also where the most vulnerable infants spend their earliest, most developmentally critical days.…
S5E114 #443 - Could NeoGuide Be the Answer to the NICU’s Variability Problem?
Send us Fan MailEvery neonatologist has built a protocol or written a guideline, and most have done it completely alone. In this episode, Ben sits down with Dr. Christina Muffy Sollinger (UC Davis)…
S5E113 #442 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from May 16th 2026
Send us Fan MailCerebral oxygenation, staffing economics, delivery room scoring, neurodevelopmental prognostication, and public health — a full week on the Incubator Journal Club.Ben walks through…
S5E112 #442 - [Neo News] - 📌 What Is the Ripple Effect of Defunding Disease Surveillance?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Neo News, Ben and Eli tackle the recent, quiet—but massive—public health funding cuts implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services. With $600 million…
S5E111 #442 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does combining EEG and MRI improve neurodevelopmental prognostication in preterm infants?
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Journal Club, we wrap up a marathon recording session with a deep dive into the world of neonatal neuroprognostication. Daphna reviews a systematic review and…
S5E110 #442 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is a low Apgar score more concerning than a low umbilical pH in preemies?
Send us Fan MailBen kicks things off with a major career update before we dive into a critical study from JAMA Network Open. We explore the predictive value of the five minute Apgar score when…
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