
The Incubator
A weekly discussion about new evidence in neonatal care and the fascinating individuals who make this progress possible. Hosted by Dr. Ben Courchia and Dr. Daphna Yasova Barbeau.
Episodes
729 episodes
#360 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - What Do the Seven Principles of Life Course Health Teach Us About Preterm Care?
In this episode, Dr. Daphna Barbeau is joined by Dr. Neal Halfon (UCLA) and Dr. Shirley Russ (Cedars-Sinai/UCLA), two leading voices in life course health development, to explore how this framework reshapes our understanding of preterm infant c...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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39:08

#359 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - Can a Strength-Based Approach Transform NICU Follow-Up?
In this episode, Dr. Daphna Barbeau welcomes Dr. Shirley Russ, Senior Project Scientist for the Life Course Translational Research Network, to discuss how life course health development can reframe neonatal care and follow-up after prematurity....
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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30:05

#358 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - How Does Mental Health Shape the Life Course of Preterm Infants?
In this episode, Dr. Daphna Barbeau sits down with Dr. Richard Shaw (Stanford University) and Dr. Soudabeh Givrad (Weill Cornell Medical College), child psychiatry experts and co-authors of Neurodevelopmental, Mental Health, and Parenting I...
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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37:05

#357 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - What Can Parents Teach Us About Life in and After the NICU?
In this moving episode, Dr. Ben Courchia and Dr. Daphna Barbeau are joined by LaToshia Rouse, a certified doula and patient engagement consultant, and Dr. Jessica DiBari from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Together, they share insights f...
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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33:57

#356 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - Are We Saying the Right Words in the NICU?
In this episode, Dr. Daphna Barbeau speaks with Dr. Paige Terrien Church and Dr. Ashwini Lakshmanan about one of the most delicate yet essential aspects of neonatal care: communication. Drawing on their recent articles, the discussion highlight...
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Season 4
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Episode 87
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34:23

#355 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - How Do Inequities Shape the Life Course of Preterm Infants?
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Tim Nelin and Dr. Yarden Fraiman, two authors from the recently published special issue of Children on the life course implications of preterm birth. Together, they explore how inequities—both environmental and...
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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27:46

#354 -🚶➡️[Life Course Series] - Do We Really Understand the Life Course after Preterm Birth?
This episode sets the stage for a collection of conversations inspired by a recently published special issue in Children: Implications of Preterm Birth for Health and Well-Being Over the Life Course. Host Dr. Daphna Barbeau is...
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Season 4
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Episode 85
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35:34

#353 - 🔬 Dr. AnneMarie Stroustrup on Environmental Exposures, Research Persistence, and Leadership in Neonatology
In this episode of At the Bench, hosts Dr. Misty Good and Dr. Betsy Crouch sit down with Dr. AnneMarie Stroustrup, Chair of Pediatrics at Zucker School of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, and senior vice presiden...
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Season 4
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Episode 84
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55:21

#352 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from September 14th 2025
In this week’s Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review several recent neonatal studies with direct implications for practice.They begin with the BORN trial from Italy, which investigated whether transfusing preterm infants with cord blood–de...
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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1:27:21

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Can Continuous Glucose Monitoring Help Manage Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia?
Continuous glucose monitoring in a neonate with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia and ABCC8 gene mutation. Iwańczyk P, Majewska A, Issat T, Hoffman-Zacharska D, Krajewski P, Lipska-Karpińska K...
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5:19

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 When and How Often Should We Screen for PH in BPD?
Screening for pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: when, how often and does it matter? Gentle SJ, Carlo WA, Ambalavanan N.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonata...
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9:30

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Does Atropine Improve Safety During Elective Neonatal Intubation?
Atropine Versus Placebo for Neonatal Nonemergent Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Afifi J, El-Naggar W, Hatfield T, Sandila N, Baier J, Narvey M.J Pediatr. 2025 Jul 9;286:114719. d...
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16:15

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 What is the Best Respiratory Predictor of Heart Rate Stabilization in Delivery Room Resuscitation
Respiratory Targets Associated With Lung Aeration During Delivery Room Resuscitation of Preterm Neonates. Rub DM, Hsu JY, Weinberg DD, Felix M, Nadkarni VM, Te Pas AB, Kuypers KLAM, Davis ...
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12:23

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 What Are Outcomes for Infants Born at 22–23 Weeks Across 11 Countries?
Outcomes of Preterm Infants Born at 22 to 23 Weeks' Gestation in 11 International Neonatal Networks. Isayama T, Norman M, Kusuda S, Reichman B, Lehtonen L, Lui K, Adams M, Vento Torres M, ...
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12:23

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 Should We Transfuse Cord Blood PRBCs Instead of Adult PRBCs to Prevent Severe ROP?
Cord red blood cell transfusions for severe retinopathy in preterm neonates in Italy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Teofili L, Papacci P, Pellegrino C, Dani C, Cresi F, Remasc...
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11:24

#352 - [Journal Club Shorts] - 📌 EBNEO Commentary on Norepinephrine vs Dopamine in septic shock
Dopamine versus epinephrine for neonatal septic shock: an open labeled, randomized controlled trial. Singh G, Bhaskar V, Batra P, Gupta P.J Perinatol. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-...
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19:50

#351 - 🌍 Improving Neonatal Care in Bamenda Cameroon (Ft Dr. Kate Kan)
In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann are joined by Dr Kate Kan, Consultant Pediatrician and the director of the Neonatal Unit at theRegional hospital in Bamenda Cameroon. During the discussion, Dr Kan describes her journey from aspiring pediat...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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42:41

#350 - What Happened to You? Dena Hubbard on Curiosity, Compassion, and Changing Neonatology
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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1:02:35

#349 - 🚀 NeoCarePal – The NICU’s New Digital Swiss Army Knife
In this Tech Tuesday episode, Ben speaks with Jason Beyer, Business Unit Leader for the Care Franchise at Chiesi USA, about the development of NeoCarePal, a free mobile app designed to simplify daily workflows in the NICU.NeoCarePal brin...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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16:38

#348 - 🚀 CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 3)
In this Tech Tuesday episode, Ben speaks with Laurence Gulliver, General Manager for Humidification at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. With nearly two decades at the company and a background in mechanical engineering and product development, La...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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24:55

#347 -CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 2)
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 h...
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Season 4
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Episode 79
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49:24

#346 - CPAP with Purpose: Supporting Babies in the Delivery Room and the NICU (Part 1)
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 ne...
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Season 4
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Episode 78
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39:10

#345 - 🔬Genetics and Neonatal Lung Disease: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Wambach
In this episode of At-the-Bench, hosts David McCulley and Misty Good interview Dr. Jennifer Wambach, a neonatologist and researcher specializing in rare neonatal lung diseases. Dr. Wambach shares her journey into neonatology, her research on ge...
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Season 4
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Episode 77
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52:45

#344 - Neonatal Nephrology - A Year In Review
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 rol...
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Season 4
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Episode 76
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1:02:31
