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#331 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from July 20th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna dive into several impactful neonatal studies shaping today’s clinical...
Jul 20, 2025


#330 - 🌍 Empowering Neonatal Nurses Globally (ft, Dr. Karen Walker and Edith Gicheha)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Shelly-Ann interviews Professor Karen Walker and Edith Gicheha about the importance of specialized...
Jul 16, 2025


#329 - Neopedia: The Wikipedia of Neonatology for Families
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast , Ben and Daphna are joined by Fabiana Bacchini, Dr. Tiffany Gladdis, and Bianka Gallina to discuss the development and launch of Neopedia , a free, multilingual online platform designed to support families navigating the NICU and beyond. The team explains how Neopedia was created by an international group of parent advocates and medical experts to bridge the information gap many families face during and after neonata
Jul 13, 2025


#328 - What a Doula Really Does: LaToya Southwell on Trust, Advocacy, and Healing
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of The Incubator Podcast , Ben and Daphna sit down with certified birth doula and lactation counselor LaToya Southwell for a wide-ranging conversation about the role doulas play in supporting families before, during, and after birth. LaToya shares her personal and professional path into birth work, and how her experiences shaped a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach to supporting laboring people—particularly those from historically
Jul 9, 2025


#327 - 🫀 From the Heart - It's Complicated
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of From the Heart , Dr. Nim Goldshtrom and Dr. Adrianne Bischoff walk through a complex neonatal case...
Jul 6, 2025


#326 - BabyLat – Custom Human Milk Fortifiers from Mother’s Milk
Hello friends 👋 This week on Tech Tuesday , Ben and Daphna speak with Dr. Zina Yudina, founder and CEO of BabyLat, a Swiss startup...
Jul 2, 2025


#325 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from June 29th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna unpack a series of recent studies exploring outcomes in neonatology—from...
Jun 29, 2025


#324 – Looking for Answers: Parenting, Uncertainty, and the Digital Age
Hello Friends 👋 In this episode of Neo News , journalist and New York Times critic-at-large Amanda Hess joins host Dr. Eli Cahan to...
Jun 27, 2025


#323 – Following the Why: Building a Career at the Intersection of Science and Care
Hello Friends 👋 In this episode of At the Bench , Drs. Misty Good and Betsy Crouch welcome Dr. Amélie Collins, an R01-funded...
Jun 25, 2025


#322 – Neonatal Pain and Stress: What We See, What We Miss, and What We Can Do
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, we speak with neonatal nurse scientists Dr. Marliese Nist and Dr. Kathy Dudding to explore the evolving understanding of neonatal pain and stress in the NICU. Together, we look at how outdated assumptions about infant pain still influence clinical care, and what providers can do to better recognize and respond to the signs of stress in fragile newborns. Our guests discuss how even routine care can be a source of stress for preterm infants, a
Jun 22, 2025


#321 – Exploring the impact of prematurity on caregiver employment decisions (Dr. Erin Von Klein)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Erin Von Klein, who is now a third year Neonatology fellow at...
Jun 20, 2025


#320 - 👶 How Ashley navigated being a medical provider, NICU Mama, Loss Mama and Widow
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Leah and Ashley O'Neil discuss the profound experiences of navigating the NICU as both a parent and a...
Jun 18, 2025


#319 - Medicaid at a Crossroads: What Neonatologists Need to Know
Hello friends 👋 In this special “advocacy roundup” episode, Dr. Shetal Shah and Stephanie Glier return to break down the latest developments in federal healthcare policy and their real-world consequences for neonatologists and the families they serve. With sweeping budget legislation threatening to cut Medicaid funding by nearly 10%, they explain how these changes could destabilize the financial foundations of neonatal care, reduce access to critical services, and deepen ex
Jun 15, 2025


#318 - 🌍 Navigating the NICU: A Mother's Journey (ft. Tasmin Bota)
Hello friends 👋 In this episode, Tasmin Bota shares her journey as a mother of a premature baby and the founder of Preemie Connect....
Jun 11, 2025


#317 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from June 8th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna dive into the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on the...
Jun 8, 2025


#316 - The Baby Bonding Book – Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie on Connecting with Your Newborn
Hello friends 👋 In this special Tech Tuesday episode of The Incubator Podcast, Ben and Daphna sit down with Dr. Joanna...
Jun 4, 2025


#315 - Why Preterm Birth History Matters for Life: A Conversation with Michelle Kelly
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna sit down with Michelle Kelly, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Associate Professor at Villanova University. Michelle is a leading voice in recognizing the lasting impact of preterm birth on long-term health. She shares insights from her co-authored article, Addressing Preterm Birth History with Clinical Practice Recommendations Across the Life Course , which outlines how a history of prematurity should inform lifel
Jun 1, 2025


#314 - 👶 From Diagnosis to Discharge: A Mother’s Journey Through Gastroschisis
Hello friends 👋 In this episode of Beyond the Beeps, Leah discusses the journey of NICU families, focusing on gastroschisis, a...
May 28, 2025


#313 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from May 25th 2025
Hello friends 👋 In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna unpack a wide range of recent neonatal studies with pragmatic,...
May 25, 2025


#312 - Rupa's Fellows Friday - Quality Improvement project on early fortification of preterm infants
Hello friends 👋 Today we are joined by Dr Radhika Madali, who is a third year NICU fellow from Children's Hospital at Montefiore,...
May 23, 2025
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