Neonatology

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Terlipressin trial protocol targets PPHN in newborns in China

BMJ Open protocol outlines a multicentre randomized trial testing intravenous terlipressin as add-on therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · 17 hrs ago · 5 min read

Neonatology·BMJ Open

NEC Prevention Relies on Human Milk, Microbiome Protection in Preterm Infants

A 2024 review on necrotizing enterocolitis centers prevention on human milk, microbiome preservation, and reducing antibiotic exposure in…

6 days ago

Neonatology·Lan GH

Neonatal Sepsis: Antibiotic Duration Emerges as a Stewardship Decision

Treatment duration is a major stewardship choice in suspected neonatal early-onset sepsis, balancing missed infection risk against unnecessary…

Nov 5, 2026

Neonatology·JAMA

Oxygen at Birth Tested in Moderate- to Late-Preterm Infants

A cluster randomized JAMA trial tested whether starting respiratory support with 30% oxygen is safer than 21% in…

Nov 2, 2026

Neonatology·Front Immunol

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in NEC Link Development to Immunothrombotic Injury

A Frontiers review links neutrophil extracellular traps to neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, from developmental maturation to immunothrombotic injury.

Nov 1, 2026

Neonatology·Nature

Preterm Infant Vaccination Study Links Sample Entropy to Intervention Need

In preterm infants vaccinated in hospital, sample entropy did not predict cardiorespiratory events, but lower values tracked with…

Oct 29, 2026

Neonatology·Nature

Preterm Infants With CHD Face Gestational Age–Dependent Mortality Risk

Large registry analysis finds congenital heart disease adds mortality and major morbidity risk in preterm infants, with the…

Oct 25, 2026

Neonatology·BMJ Open

Preterm PDA Trials Need Better Selection for High-Shunt Infants

A review argues that future preterm PDA trials must target high-shunt infants more precisely and use clinically meaningful…

Oct 23, 2026

Neonatology·Becker H

Ochsner Joins Tiny Baby Collaborative for Extremely Premature Infants

Ochsner Children’s has joined an international network studying infants born at 23 weeks or earlier to improve NICU…

Oct 22, 2026

Neonatology·BMJ

Vojta Approach Used in Neonatal Respiratory Distress Case Report

BMJ Case Reports describes a neonate with respiratory distress syndrome treated with the Vojta approach and multimodal stimulation.

Oct 21, 2026

Neonatology

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