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#364 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from October 5th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review a wide range of new research shaping neonatal practice and...
Oct 5


#363 - A Mother, A Nurse, and a Baby Named Caleb – The Human Side of Neonatal Care
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Ben and Daphna sit down with Cassie Carrigan and Sacha Force to share the story of Cassie’s son, Caleb, and the lessons his short life continues to teach. Cassie, a mother, mental health therapist, and NICU parent, walks us through Caleb’s complex diagnostic journey, multiple surgeries, and ultimately the genetic condition that explained his struggles. She reflects candidly on the emotional toll of repeated bad news, the challenge of decisio
Oct 1


#362 - 50 Studies Every Neonatologist Should Know
Hello friends 👋 What if you could hold in your hands a roadmap to the most influential studies that have shaped modern neonatology? In this special episode of The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna sit down with Dr. John Zupancic, Dr. Susanna Hay, and Dr. Roger Soll to discuss the release of their new book, 50 Studies Every Neonatologist Should Know. Together with their co-editors Dr. Barbara Schmidt and Dr. Haresh Kirpalani, the team has distilled decades of neonatal resear
Sep 28


#361 - Dr. Isabella Eiler - Exploring risk factors related to obtaining umbilical cord blood gas samples
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Isabella Eiler from the Medical College of Wisconsin,...
Sep 26


#354 - #360:🚶➡️Life Course Series Journal Club
Hello friends 👋 This special podcast series explores the recently published articles in Children on the implications of preterm birth across the life course. Through conversations with authors, editors, and parents, we dive into how prematurity shapes health and well-being far beyond the NICU. Episodes highlight themes of equity, communication, family mental health, resilience, and the importance of strength-based care. By blending scientific insight with lived experience,
Sep 21


#353 - 🔬 Dr. AnneMarie Stroustrup on Environmental Exposures, Research Persistence, and Leadership in Neonatology
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of At the Bench, hosts Dr. Misty Good and Dr. Betsy Crouch sit down with Dr. AnneMarie Stroustrup,...
Sep 17


#352 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from September 14th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review several recent neonatal studies with direct implications for...
Sep 14


#351 - 🌍 Improving Neonatal Care in Bamenda Cameroon (Ft Dr. Kate Kan)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann are joined by Dr Kate Kan, Consultant Pediatrician and the director of the...
Sep 10


#350 - What Happened to You? Dena Hubbard on Curiosity, Compassion, and Changing Neonatology
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna sit down with Dr. Dena Hubbard, neonatologist and Director of Quality at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s NICU. Dr. Hubbard is widely recognized for her leadership in trauma-informed care, physician well-being, and advocacy work within the American Academy of Pediatrics. She shares her journey from private practice to becoming a national voice for trauma-informed approaches in neonatal care. Dr. Hubbar
Sep 7


#349 - 🚀 NeoCarePal – The NICU’s New Digital Swiss Army Knife
Hello friends 👋 In this Tech Tuesday episode, Ben speaks with Jason Beyer, Business Unit Leader for the Care Franchise at Chiesi USA,...
Sep 3


#348 - 🚀 CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 3)
Hello Friends 👋 In this Tech Tuesday episode , Ben speaks with Laurence Gulliver, General Manager for Humidification at Fisher & Paykel...
Sep 2


#347 -CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 2)
Hello Friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast, Dr. Guilherme Sant’Anna, Professor of Pediatrics at McGill University, joins Ben and Daphna to discuss his team’s work on implementing an early bubble CPAP protocol in the delivery room. Although CPAP has long been considered standard practice for preterm infants, Dr. Sant’Anna explains why intubation rates remain high in the most immature babies and how his group sought to change this pattern. The conversation review
Sep 1


#346 - CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 1)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast, we welcome Dr. Cindy McEvoy, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Neonatal Research at OHSU, to discuss her work on the use of extended CPAP in preterm infants. CPAP has long been a cornerstone of neonatal care, but how long should stable infants remain on support? Dr. McEvoy shares findings from two randomized controlled trials that explored whether an additional two weeks of CPAP could promote lung growth and im
Aug 31


#345 - 🔬Genetics and Neonatal Lung Disease: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Wambach
Hello Friends 👋 In this episode of At-the-Bench, hosts David McCulley and Misty Good interview Dr. Jennifer Wambach, a neonatologist and...
Aug 27


#344 - Neonatal Nephrology - A Year In Review
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast, we sit down with Dr. David Askenazi, Dr. Heidi Steflik, and Dr. Kimmy Vuong to explore the latest research and practice shifts in neonatal nephrology. The discussion begins with the often-overlooked role of the kidney in the NICU and why kidney health has direct implications for outcomes far beyond discharge. The group reviews three recent high-impact papers. The first, a secondary analysis of the PENUT trial, examin
Aug 24


#343 - Investigating preterm birth and readmission to the PICU (Dr. Tim Van Hasselt)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Tim Van Hasselt, who is now a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer...
Aug 22


#342 - 👶 Parenting in the NICU: Lina’s Transformative Experience
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s episode of Beyond the Beeps, Leah and Lina explore the often-overlooked but critical role of...
Aug 20


#341 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from August 17th 2025
Hello friends 👋 This week on Journal Club, we review five important studies with direct implications for your work in the NICU. First,...
Aug 17


#340 - 🌍 Driving Neonatal Progress in Rural Nigeria (ft. Dr. Olufunke Bolaji)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Mbozu interviews Dr. Olufunke Bolaji, consultant pediatrician and neonatologist at the Federal...
Aug 13


#339 - The Giants of Neonatology: Dr. Edward Bell on Culture, Consistency, and Care at the Limits of Life
Hello friends 👋 Picture this: You’re caring for a 22-week infant, uncertain whether survival is even possible—and yet you remember that someone like Dr. Ed Bell has been quietly tracking cases just like this for decades. In this episode of The Incubator Podcast , we welcome Dr. Edward Bell, Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Development in Neonatology at the University of Iowa. A leader in the care of extremely preterm infants, Dr. Bell shares the
Aug 10
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