How many preterm children <32wk need PICU after going home from neonatal care?. Our new paper uses national linked data to answer the main question of my NIHR-funded PhD. Thanks to @SarahESeaton @DrCGale @Blisscharity & @NIHRcommunity among many more.

I have been cross posting between here and the Bluey place for a little while. There is enough paediatric, neonatal and academic community there that I will no longer be posting or updating here on X/Twitter. Please look me up on the other place.

The interplay between birth weight and intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm neonates—a retrospective cohort study. Negative association between FGR and IVH in very preterm,. Could this be collider bias? Normal growth + prem-> ?sepsis ?APH. @EBNEO.

Effectiveness of nirsevimab in reducing hospitalizations in emergency departments due to bronchiolitis among infants under 3 months: a retrospective study. "Nirsevimab also resulted in 51.1% reduction in PICU admissions".

One year respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcome of premature neonates after exposure to plasticizers in the neonatal intensive care unit – a prospective cohort study. Plastic devices ?associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes ?confounded by severity.

Experiences of adults born extremely preterm –The impact of prematurity throughout their lives into adulthood. Qual paper, focussed interviews. -physical, mental, social & educational challenges.-despite difficulties, adapted. @nicupodcast @EBNEO .

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of home phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia: perspectives from healthcare professionals and parents. View from the Netherlands - similar to Midlands views?. @PramNetwork.

Neurodevelopmental outcomes at five years in children born very preterm (24–31 weeks) exposed to opioids with or without midazolam. EPIPAGE-2: Association between midaz >7 days and adverse neurodevelopment - due to neonatal morbidity?.

RT @donnaaust1n: #PedsICU @PICSociety #PCCSCCI25. A great day of speakers planned- please join the Children with Complex Critical Illness S….

RT @DrAbdulRazak_MD: Lungs need pressure to grow! . RCT demonstrates extended CPAP promotes lung growth and gas exchange .#neoEBM @ATSBlueE….

Some doctors I know have had some really fantastic news professionally, in academic and clinical training, congratulations, really happy for them!. Sorry for other people who may not have got the news they wanted, it's tough, good luck for next time or with other future moves.

The effect of an exam-indicated cerclage before 24 weeks of gestation to prevent preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cerclage associated with reduction in preterm birth, but frustrating lack of RCT evidence still. .

RT @Dr_Hari_Krishna: @Tim_van_Hasselt @BAPM_Official @PICSociety @SofiTheDoctor @spiroskarageo @DFTBubbles good work. I think DOI link not….

Don't Forget the Bubbles summary of our neonatal to PICU transition paper!. Includes discussion about ongoing work from @BAPM_Official and @PICSociety in this area to improve care for children and families. @SofiTheDoctor.@spiroskarageo.@DFTBubbles.

RT @ucl_echild: 📢New paper from the Health Outcomes for young People throughout Education (@UCLchildhealth @HOPEStudy_ )📢. .

From Spain:. Recommendations for the perinatal management and follow-up of moderate and late preterm infants. Includes post-discharge monitoring and follow-up recommendations, more than we do routinely in the UK, interesting.

Nice paper looking at regional changes in RSV hospitalisation in Nova Scotia, Canada, when palivizumab eligibility stopped for 30-32 week babies. From 0 hospitalisation to 9% in this group. Important to monitor epidemiology & potential associations.

@THIS_Institute.

To contribute to the next stage of improving UK perinatal data, the author team have this survey for UK perinatal healthcare professionals:.

The current UK picture for perinatal data, helpful table of datasets, identifies challenges in using these data sources for reducing neonatal brain injury.

BMJ Opinion: Dear sceptics of patient engagement in research. Why involve patients in research?.