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We have a new episode of journal club for you this week. On this episode Ben & Daphna review the latest research in neonatology, and welcome the EBNEO team for a new commentary. The articles reviewed this week include:

Esophageal versus Rectal Temperature Monitoring during Whole-body Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy: Association with Short and Long-term Outcomes. Wu TW, Schmicker R, Wood TR, Mietzsch U, Comstock B, Heagerty PJ, Rao R, Gonzalez F, Juul S, Wu YW.J Pediatr. 2024 Feb 1:113933. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113933. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38309524 Free article.

Neonatal Outcomes After COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy. Norman M, Magnus MC, Söderling J, Juliusson PB, Navér L, Örtqvist AK, Håberg S, Stephansson O.JAMA. 2024 Feb 6;331(5):396-407. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.26945.PMID: 38319332

Maternal syphilis rates tripled in the US between 2016 and 2022, data show. Tanne JH.BMJ. 2024 Feb 15;384:q416. doi: 10.1136/bmj.q416.PMID: 38359912 No abstract available.

Therapeutic hypothermia for preterm infants 34-35 weeks gestational age with neonatal encephalopathy. Kim SH, El-Shibiny H, Inder T, El-Dib M.J Perinatol. 2024 Jan 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01874-x. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38228763

Randomised study of a new inline respiratory function monitor (Juno) to improve mask seal and delivered ventilation with neonatal manikins. Tracy MB, Hinder M, Morakeas S, Lowe K, Priyadarshi A, Crott M, Boustred M, Culcer M.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Feb 9:fetalneonatal-2023-326256. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326256. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38336472

Dextrose gel prophylaxis for neonatal hypoglycaemia and neurocognitive function at early school age: a randomised dosage trial. Wei X, Franke N, Alsweiler JM, Brown GTL, Gamble GD, McNeill A, Rogers J, Thompson B, Turuwhenua J, Wouldes TA, Harding JE, McKinlay CJD; pre-hPOD Early School-age Outcomes Study Group.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2024 Feb 12:fetalneonatal-2023-326452. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326452. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38307710

Effect of human milk-based fortiﬁcation in extremely preterm infants fed exclusively with breast milk: a randomised controlled trial. Jensen, G. B., Domellöf, M., Ahlsson, F., Elfvin, A., Navér, L., & Abrahamsson, T. eClinicalMedicine (2023).

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Donor Milk or Preterm Infant Formula: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Colaizy TT, Poindexter BB, McDonald SA, et al. JAMA. 2024;331(7):582–591. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27693

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