NICU this week
Issue 3 · Monday 9 November 2026
This week's pick
PPHN in Newborns Explained: From Fetal Circulation to Life-Saving ManagementHamdy-NeoTalks · 21 min
An explainer on persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, starting from normal fetal and transitional circulation through causes, risk factors and bedside diagnostic clues.
New in the library
- NICU Emergencies Ep 1: Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP 2025) – Step by Step | Pediatrics On The Go
Video · PedOTG · 15 min
- Girish Deshpande - Exclusive Human Milk Feeding In Preterm Neonates
Video · Australian Neonatal Lectures · 40 min
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonates: Cases, Diagnosis & Management | Pediatric Case Review
Video · Pediatric Case Review · 13 min
- Exchange Transfusion with Single Line (UVC)
Video · Children's NICU Omaha · 3 min
Research roundup
- Closed multilumen infusion system reduces CLABSI and antibiotic exposure in very preterm neonates.
BMJ paediatrics open · 2026 · Observational study
An observational study of a closed multilumen infusion system and its relationship with CLABSI and antibiotic exposure in very preterm neonates.
- Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure Targets and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or Death in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborns: A Cohort Analysis.
Neonatology · 2026 · Observational study
A cohort study examining systemic arterial blood pressure targets in relation to ECMO or death in newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension.
- Changes in management of FETO-treated infants with severe CDH.
European journal of pediatrics · 2026 · Observational study
An observational study of how postnatal management has changed over time for infants with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated with FETO.
Upcoming events
- Preterm Antenatal Counselling Workshop
Thu, 12 November 2026 · Arthur Rank Hospice, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- NeoFOCUS UK - Introduction to Neonatal Haemodynamics
13–14 November 2026
- Miami Neonatology International Conference – Celebrating 50 years
15–18 November 2026 · Miami, United States
Question of the week
A neonatal unit with an established developmental care programme and psychology support introduces a one-off video-feedback session for mothers of babies born at 28 to 32 weeks' gestation. All mothers receive the session. When their babies reach six months corrected age, the mothers' anxiety and depression scores are lower than at enrolment and their parenting self-efficacy scores are higher. What is the most likely explanation for these changes?
- A The video-feedback session has produced a lasting improvement in maternal mental health
- B Mothers typically improve over this period with good routine care, so the change cannot be attributed to the session
- C The questionnaires are not valid in mothers of preterm babies, so the scores are unreliable
- D The babies' temperament has become easier over the first months, reducing maternal stress
- E Mothers who improved were more likely to return questionnaires, which fully explains the change
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