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The Incubator

Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau

745 episodes

2 days ago

Send us a text As 2025 comes to a close, Ben and Daphna reflect on a year of growth, community, and evolution for The Incubator Podcast. In this end-of-year wrap-up, they preview major changes coming in 2026, including new standalone podcast feeds, expanded journal club content, CME opportunities, and exciting partnerships with organizations like the Vermont Oxford Network and PAS. They also share what’s ahead for the Delphi Conference and offer a candid look at their personal and professiona...

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Send us a text As 2025 comes to a close, Ben and Daphna reflect on a year of growth, community, and evolution for The Incubator Podcast. In this end-of-year wrap-up, they preview major changes coming in 2026, including new standalone podcast feeds, expanded journal club content, CME opportunities, and exciting partnerships with organizations like the Vermont Oxford Network and PAS. They also share what’s ahead for the Delphi Conference and offer a candid look at their personal and professiona...

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#390 - End-of-Year Wrap-Up: What’s Changing for The Incubator in 2026

Send us a text As 2025 comes to a close, Ben and Daphna reflect on a year of growth, community, and evolution for The Incubator Podcast. In this end-of-year wrap-up, they preview major changes coming in 2026, including new standalone podcast feeds, expanded journal club content, CME opportunities, and exciting partnerships with organizations like the Vermont Oxford Network and PAS. They also share what’s ahead for the Delphi Conference and offer a candid look at their personal and professiona...

1 week ago

31 minutes

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#389 - Discussion on the Business of Medicine with Dr. Giep

Send us a text Transitioning from fellowship to your first attending job? You're probably not prepared for the business side of medicine—and that's exactly the problem Dr. Tung Giep addresses in this episode. Dr. Giep, a neonatologist with over 30 years of experience, shares hard-earned lessons from building and selling a private practice in Houston, navigating toxic work environments, and eventually finding his place in telemedicine. His new book, The Business of Medicine: The Definitive Gui...

1 week ago

33 minutes

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#388 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from December 21st 2025

Send us a text In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review five recent studies with practical implications for neonatal care. The FEED1 trial examines whether starting full milk feeds from day one is safe in 30-32 week preterm infants, finding no difference in length of stay compared to gradual feeding but fewer central line days. A brief communication from UAB explores high-volume feeding strategies (≥170 ml/kg/day) and their impact on body composition in very preterm infants. The h...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 27 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 EBNEO Commentary - Treatment of Hypotension of Prematurity: a randomised trial.

Send us a text Treatment of Hypotension of Prematurity: a randomised trial. Alderliesten T, Arasteh E, van Alphen A, Groenendaal F, Dudink J, Benders MJ, van Bel F, Lemmers P. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Dec 15;111(1):F60-F66. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-328253.PMID: 40413017 Clinical Trial. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupod...

2 weeks ago

21 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Are forces applied to a baby's airway lower with video laryngoscopy?

Send us a text Applied forces during neonatal intubation with direct and video laryngoscopy at different bed elevations: a randomized crossover manikin study. Cavallin F, Pasquali G, Maglio S, Villani PE, Menciassi A, Tognarelli S, Trevisanuto D.Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Nov 5;184(12):732. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06524-8.PMID: 41191125 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can a...

2 weeks ago

13 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Should Preterm Infants Receive Full Feeds from Day One?

Send us a text Full exclusively enteral fluids from day 1 versus gradual feeding in preterm infants (FEED1): a open-label, parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, superiority trial. Ojha S, Mitchell EJ, Johnson MJ, Gale C, McGuire W, Oddie S, Hall SS, Meakin G, Anderson J, Partlet C, Su Y, Johnson S, Walker KF, Ogollah R, Mistry H, Naghdi S, Montgomery A, Dorling J; FEED1 collaborative.Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Dec;9(12):827-836. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00271-8. Epub 2025 Oct 17.P...

2 weeks ago

14 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Can Maternal Mental Health Predict Neurodevelopmental Delays in Toddlers?

Send us a text Maternal Psychological Distress Before and After Childbirth and Neurodevelopmental Delay in Toddlers. Matsumura K, Tanaka T, Kuroda M, Tsuchida A, Hatakeyama T, Kasamatsu H, Inadera H; Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group.JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 1;8(10):e2540907. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.40907.PMID: 41171271 Free PMC article. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also c...

2 weeks ago

13 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Does Early High-Volume Feeding Improve Body Composition in Preterm Infants?

Send us a text Early body composition outcomes of infants born very preterm and receiving high volume, human milk feedings (≥170 ml/kg/day) before postnatal day 14. Gunawan E, Molleti M, Salas AA.J Perinatol. 2025 Oct 31. doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02469-w. Online ahead of print.PMID: 41174086 No abstract available. Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, ...

2 weeks ago

8 minutes

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#388 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Can We Predict Which Extremely Preterm Infants Need Early Cord Clamping?

Send us a text Antenatal Prediction of Early Cord Clamping among Infants Born Extremely Preterm. Katheria A, Dorner RA, Grobman W, Rysavy MA, Koo J, Wyckoff MH, Sandoval G, DeMauro SB, Das A, Lee HC, Cotten M, Calvo L, Saha S; Eunice Kennedy Schriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network.J Pediatr. 2025 Oct 31:114878. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114878. Online ahead of print.PMID: 41177398 Support the show As always, feel free to send us questions, c...

2 weeks ago

14 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Perspective from NICU fellows at Hot Topics 2025

Send us a text Three third-year fellows present diverse research at Hot Topics. Dr. Tanima from Boston Children's demonstrates lung ultrasound's potential to predict respiratory support duration in 30+ week infants, with first six-hour exams showing strongest correlation—suggesting possible replacement for admission chest x-rays. Dr. Juhi from University of Illinois in Chicago applies large language models to extract IVH prognostic variables from AI literature, identifying critical gaps inclu...

3 weeks ago

14 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Do You Build a Successful Statewide Quality Collaborative? Lessons from the CPQCC

Send us a text Dr. Jeffrey Gould and Dr. David Stevenson recount founding California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) in the mid-1990s, transforming California's fragmented perinatal care system. Initial success required organizational development expertise—not just databases—to transform stakeholders into partners by identifying mutual value. They created California Association of Neonatology, secured Packard Foundation support, and unified competing academic centers and private ...

3 weeks ago

22 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - How Can We Improve Delivery Room Practice Across All Birth Settings?

Send us a text Dr. Elizabeth Foglia, University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and scientific PI for AAP's DRIVE (Delivery Room Intervention and Evaluation) Network, discusses building a 3,000-hospital US collaboration to understand real-world delivery room practices. Despite robust evidence supporting supraglottic airways for PPV in infants 34+ weeks, surveys show minimal provider use—representing a significant evidence-to-practice gap. The SUGAR trial compares implement...

3 weeks ago

11 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Breaking the Innovation Plateau with Dr. Daniele De Luca and the Lancet Commission's Blueprint for Neonatology's Future

Send us a text In this episode of The Incubator Podcast, recorded live at Hot Topics in Neonatology in Washington, DC, we sit down with Dr. Daniele De Luca, Chief of Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care at AP-HP Paris-Saclay University and leader of one of Europe's largest NICUs. Dr. De Luca discusses the groundbreaking Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the Future of Neonatology, a three-year initiative involving over 100 global key opinion leaders addressing the critic...

4 weeks ago

15 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Discussing the results of the PDA trial with Dr. Matthew Laughon

Send us a text Dr. Matthew Laughon, Professor at University of North Carolina and NICHD Neonatal Research Network investigator, presents the landmark PDA Management Trial comparing expectant management versus active medical treatment (indomethacin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen). The trial stopped early due to futility and safety concerns—mortality exceeded 10% in the treatment group versus 4% with expectant management, with more infection-related deaths among treated infants. Secondary outcome...

4 weeks ago

20 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should We Still Perform Pre-Discharge Car Seat Tests?

Send us a text Dr. Michael Narvey, neonatologist and Vice President of Canadian Pediatric Society, challenges the validity of pre-discharge car seat testing. After leading Canadian work resulting in nationwide abandonment of the test in 2016, he argues the test doesn't represent real-world conditions (potholes, movement) and lacks evidence demonstrating it saves lives from apnea or desaturations. Based on 50 years of autopsy data, rare car seat-related deaths result from unsupervised asphyxia...

4 weeks ago

15 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Lactalogics - a novel way to make human milk accessible

Send us a text Nicole and Maureen from Lactalogics present innovative donor human milk processing using gentle ultra-high temperature pasteurization—exposing milk to heat for only 10 seconds versus 30-40 minutes with traditional methods. Their tube-in-tube system (milk and steam traveling opposite directions) maintains safety by eliminating pathogens while better preserving inherent nutrients. Products launching April 2026 include shelf-stable options for term infants (20 cal, 1.1g protein/10...

4 weeks ago

10 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Late Preterm Infants Receive Early Surfactant for Respiratory Distress?

Send us a text Dr. Elaine Boyle, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at University of Leicester, presents the SURFON trial evaluating early surfactant versus expectant management in 34-38 week infants with respiratory distress. This pragmatic trial enrolled infants requiring 30-45% oxygen or non-invasive support. Primary outcomes showed no difference in hospital length of stay or progression to severe respiratory disease. Early surfactant reduced NICU duration and non-invasive support by less than...

4 weeks ago

14 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Can We Safely Give Full Feeds from Day One to Moderate Preterm Infants?

Send us a text Dr. Shalini Ojha, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at University of Nottingham, presents the Feed One trial examining full enteral feeding (60 mL/kg/day) from day one versus gradual advancement in 30-32 week infants. While the primary outcome of hospital length of stay showed no difference (median 32 days), full feeding significantly reduced parenteral nutrition use, IV cannulations, and associated interventions without increasing necrotizing enterocolitis risk (4 versus 6 cases)...

4 weeks ago

16 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - What Inspires First-Year Neonatology Fellows at Hot Topics?

Send us a text Three first-year fellows from University of Virginia—Jamie, Megan, and Brianne—share their Hot Topics conference experience. Despite being early in training, they engage deeply with cutting-edge research across diverse interests: POCUS and hemodynamics (Jamie), ENT non-surgical interventions (Brianne), and neurodevelopmental outcomes with Tiny Baby projects (Megan). They value learning from practice variation across institutions, particularly regarding fluid management and humi...

4 weeks ago

8 minutes

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#386 - 🟢 HOT TOPICS 2025 COVERAGE - Should Every NICU Patient Receive Genomic Sequencing?

Send us a text Dr. Pankaj Agrawal, Division Chief of Neonatology at University of Miami, discusses rapid genomic advances—from six-month diagnostic timelines in 2000 to same-day sequencing today. While current practice targets phenotype-based testing for unexplained conditions or dysmorphic features, Agrawal advocates moving toward universal NICU sequencing to identify previously unrecognized conditions. Key barriers include administrative buy-in, cost concerns, consent processes, and result ...

4 weeks ago

9 minutes