Innovation + policies to save newborn lives, bolster equity, and improve health outcomes for the newest, most vulnerable citizens.
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It’s #WorldPneumoniaDay. Did you know 60% of child #pneumonia deaths are among infants <6 months? (#GBD 2023). #PulseOximetry + #OxygenAccess are a critical part of the solution. Consented Photo: @newbornfdn #ChildSurvivalAction #BORNproject
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I updated our calculators for ease of use. This includes a new version of the "PDA Score by Dr. El-Khuffash et al." and the Iowa PDA Score Calculator (@iowaneohd). You will also find cardiac output, SNAPE-2 and TAPSE Z-scores.
All here: neocardiolab.com/tnecho-and-…
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Just published!
Evaluates the efficacy & safety of milrinone in preventing post-PDA closure syndrome in extremely preterm infants.
bmjopen.bmj.com/
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Urinary tract dilation detected on antenatal ultrasound. How can we prevent #UTI and #renal damage from it? When is antibotic prophylaxis indicated? And postnatal imaging?
A clinical report from the AAP:
#neotwitter
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Ventilator associated pneumonia in neonates is hard to diagnose. NICU patients are often treated with antibiotics for VAP without good justification. A good review of pneumonia in intubated neonates.
#neotwitter
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Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in newborns has decreased early infant deaths by 33%—a landmark improvement in newborn care. This simple, painless test helps neonatologists catch serious heart defects before babies leave the hospital. Learn more about the impact and latest updates on newborn screening by listening to this episode: buff.ly/UCRXbyO.
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The next TNE/NPE Foundations Curriculum lecture is on June 4th @ 2pm ET/1pm CT. Drs. Stephanie Acosta and Jose Aldana will be presenting on Congenital Heart Defects.
#neoTwitter #neohemodynamics
Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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**LIVE NOW**
That's Dr Surender Singh Bisht from @Nnfindia1 speaking about #newborn access to medical #oxygen at @LancetGH session at #WorldHealthSummit2025
Watch 👉youtube.com/live/l50OniGO7-w
#InvestinOxygen @NimsUniversity #WorldHealthSummit2025 #WHS2025 @WorldHealthSmt @whsnewdelhi2025 @UNITAID @GlobalFund @UNICEFIndia @whsnewdelhi2025
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🔎 In case you missed it:
Read the latest Child Health mortality report released by @UNICEFhealth on March 25, 2025.
Learn more: childmortality.org/
Happy Doctors Day to our many physician partners around the world. Grateful for your expertise and commitment to the smallest patients. #NewbornFoundation 🙏❤️
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📢 Join us on #WorldHealthDay for a LIVE event with @NEST360org
🔎 “Faster Together: Hope for Accelerating Neonatal Survival Across Africa with NEST360”
📆 7th April, 2025
🕐 3pm EAT| 1pm BST| 8am EST
👉 newborntoolkit.org/events/fa…
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Published today!
“Hemodynamic precision to guide surgical timing for neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a narrative review”
nature.com/articles/s41372-0…
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Are you interested in being a part of our University of Iowa Neonatal Hemodynamics fellowship program?
Our fellowship application for the 2026-2027 academic year is now posted!
gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/neona…
#neohemodynamics @NeoHemodynamics @NeoTECaN
More than 1,500 firefighters and rescue workers have been despatched in Tibet in response to the #earthquake. Wishing them well in their efforts. #Tibet #Nepal
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Our 2024 wrapped!
Thank you to all the partner organizations and individuals we have collaborated with in 2024, plus a BIG thanks to the whole LGH team for another year of exceptional work, driven by our mission to help save more lives.
#helpingsavelives #globalhealth
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Updated! Newborn & Maternal Technology Landscape | 11th Edition.
We are excited to announce that we have expanded the landscape to feature maternal technologies and look forward to continuing to highlight innovations in this space.
Read the 11th Edition: lnkd.in/ezTmVMYM
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Being Sherlock Holmes - an engaging talk on neonatal diagnostic errors by @Dr_KSGautham at #NEOCON2024 moderated by Dr. Manikoth. Can you identify a subtle finding that was initially missed on the X-ray below?
Double the Love for #GivingTuesday! 💕
All contributions are DOUBLED up to $5,000 thanks to a generous member of our advisory board + clinical research network! Connect twice as many little lives with the medical care they need. ❤️🤱🏽 2X impact ——> goo.gl/yj83L5!
We’re not sure why so few people are talking about this. And the profound lack of maternal screening (in many states) leading to this spike. Thanks @AAPNews for continuing to get the word out. 🙏
Congenital syphilis cases rose 740% from 2014 to 2023, according to a new @CDCgov report.
bit.ly/3Cm25Cc.