We are so happy to share that Prof Nicholas Embleton will write on his "Food for thought" blog on our web site, about the small things that can make a big difference in early life.
Read and comment his first post here, whether ELBW infants can grow on breast milk. Prof Embleton's posts on 99nicu are cross posts from his Substacks (links below)
https://99nicu.org/blogs/entry/460-nicu-nutrition-can-a-sub-1000g-baby-grow-on-breastmilk-alone/
https://substack.com/@butterlyproject
https://neonatalnutrition.substack.com/
This is my first post. I may be slow to keep posting here as I also focus on the Butterfly Project and work with parents. But, please stick with me and NICU nutrition, and help me share what you know, and your insights on NICU nutrition, to the Global Majority.I want to share content for all thin...
Prof Nick Embleton is now on Substack, can really recommend to follow!
Follow his writing here:
https://neonatalnutrition.substack.com and
https://butterlyproject.substack.com
#nicuverse - have you seen the publication from Sweden about dexamethasone eye drops for ROP? What do you think about it?
Find fulltext link and discussion in the @99nicu forum here:
We are excited to share in the #nicuverse that we are starting a collaboration with #NeoIPC, a European Union-funded initiative addressing hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance in neonatal units.
Read details here: https://99nicu.org/blogs/entry/454-building-bridges-99nicuorg-welcomes-neoipc/
We are excited to share news that 99nicu.org has begun collaborating with NeoIPC, a European Union-funded initiative addressing hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance in neonatal units.What is NeoIPC?Nearly 1 in 10 European newborns requires NICU admission in their first days o...
Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development. The brain at this stage is not simply growing; it is folding, organizing, and laying down the networks that will eventually support language, memory, attention, and learning. It is doing all of this in the dark, in the warmth, protected. When birth happens this early, all conditions change in an instant.
While having some train time, I had some time to summarize some thoughts about the difficult discussion and debate that is emerging in Sweden, about what is in the best interest of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks. It is a longer blog post on the @99nicu web site, but wanted to share the link to it here in the #nicuverse as well. I looking fw to hear your thoughts.
https://99nicu.org/blogs/entry/457-quality-of-life-in-adults-born-extremely-preterm-and-large-gap-between-what-we-know-and-what-we-need-to-know/
#NeoMastodon
Sweden is a good country to be born extremely preterm. Neonatal intensive care is centralized and pretty much equally organized, and outcomes are regarded as good and similar throughout the country. Like in most other European countries, the welfare system enables equal access for all, practicall...
Acta Paediatrica
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Stefan Johansson, MD PhD
