#469 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does targeted fortification change brain growth at term? - The Incubator

#469 - [Journal Club] - 📌 What did two Dutch NICUs learn from routine probiotics in preterm infants?

Send us Fan Mail In this Journal Club episode, Ben reviews a JAMA Network Open study from two Dutch Level IV NICUs. It examined NEC before and after routine implementation of a three-strain probiotic ...

30 Sep 22min

#469 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Early ibuprofen or waiting, does the PDA choice show up at two years?

Send us Fan Mail In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review the 24-month follow-up of the BeNeDuctus trial, which compared expectant management with early ibuprofen for PDA in infants born be...

28 Sep 24min

#468 - 🚀 [Tech Tuesday] - What Would A Shared Language For Feeding Look Like At The Bedside?

Send us Fan Mail Feeding in the NICU is rarely one person's job, yet the language around it changes from nurse to therapist to physician to parent. In this Tech Tuesday episode, Ben and Daphna sit dow...

25 Sep 39min

#467 - Navigating the Future of Pediatric Healthcare Funding

Send us Fan Mail Ben sits down with Dr. Shetal Shah and AAP federal advocacy director Stephanie Glier to unpack HR1, the sweeping reconciliation bill that could cut $1.15 trillion in federal Medicaid ...

21 Sep 57min

#466 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from September 19th 2026

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna dig into four studies reshaping bedside decisions. They open questioning whether routine DAT screening for ABO and RhD incompatibili...

19 Sep 1h 29min

#466 - [Neo News] - 📌 Why Are 4 in 10 NICU Stays Missing From Birth Records?

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Eli dig into a Journal of Perinatology study that asks a deceptively simple question: can we trust birth certificate data to tell us how many babies actually need NICU care? T...

18 Sep 14min

#466 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does IVF Really Raise the Risk of VACTERL Birth Defects?

Send us Fan Mail Ben and Daphna dig into a large, population-based study linking IVF conception to VACTERL association, a rare but serious pattern of congenital anomalies spanning the vertebral, anal...

17 Sep 19min