**ROP Across a Lifetime: Clinical Evidence Meets Parent Perspective** By Neobiomics - Karolinska Institutet Science Park In collaboration with GFCNI, 99NICU & EU ROP Registry **AGENDA** Welcome and I...

**ROP Across a Lifetime: Clinical Evidence Meets Parent Perspective** By Neobiomics - Karolinska Institutet Science Park In collaboration with GFCNI, 99NICU & EU ROP Registry **AGENDA** Welcome and I...

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The findings of a WashU Medicine study could help pave the way for earlier intervention against necrotizing enterocolitis.

10.1542/6401842270112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2026-0771166401842270112OBJECTIVE. We sought to implement and determine the efficacy of Cradle Cincinnati—a county-level collective impact collaborative established to reduce the infant mortality rate (IMR) of Hamilton County, Ohio. We hypothesized that the reduction in the IMR of Hamilton County was attributable to the work of Cradle Cincinnati.METHODS. Cradle Cincinnati, conceptualized in the early 2000s and iteratively implemented in the ensuing decades, emphasizes stakeholder engagement, data-driven learning, and community-led strategies to address infant mortality. To determine efficacy, we employed augmented synthetic control methodology to create a synthetic Hamilton County unexposed to Cradle Cincinnati using county-level data from Ohio in the years 2007 to 2023, with change in county-level IMR in the real Hamilton County compared to a synthetic unexposed Hamilton County as the outcome of interest.RESULTS. Hamilton County IMR decreased from 11.1 (per 1000 livebirths) in 2008 to 5.5 in 2023. Real Hamilton County IMR progressively decreased over time compared to that of a synthetic Hamilton County unexposed to Cradle Cincinnati, reaching statistical significance in 2021 and 2023 (change in deaths per 1000 live births: −2.5 [95% CI: −5.1 to −0.3] and −4.4 [95% CI: −6.6 to −2.0], respectively).CONCLUSION. Cradle Cincinnati significantly reduced infant mortality in a large urban Ohio county, with the greatest improvements emerging nearly a decade after implementation. A county-level focus offers potential to reduce the disproportionately high and racially disparate IMR in the United States.

Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41577-026-01354-7Immune plasticity during the perinatal period enables mammalian offspring to successfully navigate the transition from prenatal, intrauterine life to postnatal, extrauterine life. This Review highlights recent advances in our understanding of perinatal immune plasticity and the factors that modulate it, with implications for neonatal health and disease.

Why Standardized Terminology Matters More Than EverWords matter.In neonatal resuscitation, the terms we use every day shape how we communicate, teach, conduct research, and ultimately care for newborn...

I am looking for research on best practices for treatment of methamphetamine exposed infants in order to create a bundle for my unit. We currently use Eat, Sleep, Console for our opioid exposed infant...

You are invited to take part in a research study examining the use of acute inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) treatment for extremely preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units.We are conducting this s...

The authors declare no competing financial interests. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. Ethics approval and consent to participate This study was conducted using de-identified data made publicly available by a government agency. As such, it does not meet criteria for Human Subjects Research as defined by the Stanford Institutional Review Board and is thus exempt from IRB review and the informed consent process for participants. The authors are not publishing identifiable images from human research participants, nor do we have access to such data...

This is still a fairly rare phenomenon in my hospital, but it does seem to increasing slightly here, as it is just about everywhere else. The science is settled, transplacental transfer of vitamin K is extremely limited, hepatic stores at birth are very low, and human milk contains extremely low concentrations of vitamin K. In later life, most of our vitamin K2 is produced by intestinal microbiota, including by our friends the Bifidobacteria, as well as Bacteroides and Prevotella, but we don't have many of those present at birth or over the first few days.

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I would like to find out what the standard of care is for the identification of positional head abnormalities, specifically plagiocephaly and brachycephaly. Does you unit, like mine, rely upon visual ...

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Measures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leave Parents with children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave and pay in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies. From Sunday, the measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity and paternity leave. Continue reading...

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Medicus Healthcare Solutions has published a new report detailing the challenges in the neonatology workforce, outlining key shortages and strategies for improvement.

This population-based cohort study assesses the association between prenatal paracetamol exposure and risk of autism spectrum or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using a sibling-matched design...

We appreciate the astute, international comments by Dr. Parca on our article1 warning against over-zealous exam-guideline work-load reduction instead balanced with the regional and institutional propensity toward treatment-warranted retinopathy of prematurity.