Journal Club - What Happened to NEC When Centers Stopped Using Probiotics?
The Incubator Channel · 16 Jul 2026 · 15 min
Summary
Ben and Daphna discuss Tolia and Patel's Journal of Perinatology analysis of 347 NICUs, examining what happened to NEC rates in extremely preterm infants after centres stopped using probiotics following the late-2023 FDA warning. They work through the difference-in-differences methodology, demographic imbalances, and the tension between data and advocacy.
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