The Incubator's Journal Club

About The Incubator's Journal Club

The Incubator’s Journal Club is a weekly podcast dedicated to reviewing the latest evidence published in peer-reviewed journals in neonatology and perinatal medicine. Each episode breaks down important studies in newborn and perinatal care, with a clear focus on methodology, key findings, and real-world clinical impact. Designed for clinicians, nurses, and trainees, this series highlights research that meaningfully informs bedside practice and clinical decision-making. It is an efficient and reliable way to stay current with the most relevant and practice-changing evidence in neonatal care.

Publisher

Ben Courchia MD & Daphna Yasova Barbeau MD

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Dec 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

191 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   #471 - [Journal Club] - 📌 A Review of the New AAP UTI Guidelines for Neonates

   How long should you treat a UTI in an 8-day-old, and when do you really need a VCUG? On this Journal Club, Daphna breaks down the brand-new AAP clinical practice guideline for urinary tract infection in children from 8 days to 5 years, the first update since 2011 and the first to include infants under two months. She walks through the key action statements: a lower culture threshold of 10,000 CFU with evidence of inflammation, age-specific urinalysis criteria, shorter antibiotic courses for l...

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   #471 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should a 34 weeker be resuscitated with 21% or 30% oxygen?

   What FiO2 should you start at for a 34-week preterm infant who needs help breathing at birth? On this Journal Club, Ben reviews the AIROPLANE trial, a cluster randomized crossover study across 26 Australian maternity hospitals comparing initial FiO2 of 30% versus 21% in 1,818 infants born at 32 to 35 weeks. Ongoing respiratory support leaving the delivery room was nearly identical between groups, but infants started at 30% needed less escalation in the delivery room and less endotracheal vent...

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   #471 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Could Banana Puree Help Preterm Infants Finally Feed?

   What do you do when a feeder-grower has tried every bottle, nipple, and pacing strategy and still can’t finish a feed? On this Journal Club, Daphna brings a palate cleanser after yesterday’s deep dive on probiotics: a retrospective study from Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital testing banana puree as a natural thickener for NICU infants with dysphagia. Among 43 mature preterm infants who had failed standard interventions, oral intake rose from about half of feeds to full volume within s...

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