
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.
Latest episodes

Aug 6, 2023 • 14min
#142 - 📌 [ Journal Club Shorts] - High altitude testing for BPD babies
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 30, 2023 • 1h 4min
#141 - 👩⚕️ Dr. Anne Hansen, MD MPH - Medical director of the Boston Children's NICU with a passion for global health
Send us a textFind out more about Anne at: www.the-incubator.org____________________________________________________________________As always, feel free to send us questions, comments or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through instagram or twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. enjoy!This podcast is proudly sponsored by Chiesi.As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 23, 2023 • 1h 21min
#140 - 📑 Journal Club - High flow vs CPAP on feeding intolerance, neonatologists fatigue and fallibility, reducing brain injury and more...
Topics discussed include the consequences of inadequate sleep for neonatologists, comparing nasal CPAP and high flow nasal cannula in infants, the impact of birth weight and growth velocity on neurodevelopmental outcomes, interventions to reduce brain injury in preterm neonates, a meta-analysis of perinatal interventions, controversy around endomethicin prophylaxis, and genetic findings in infants with non-HIE neonatal encephalopathy.

Jul 23, 2023 • 15min
#140 - 📌 [Journal Club Shorts] - CPAP vs HHHFNC on feeding intolerance of preterm infants
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 23, 2023 • 23min
#140 - 📌 [Journal Club Shorts] - EBNEO commentary: Reducing severe brain injury in preemies
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 23, 2023 • 11min
#140 - 📌 [Journal Club Shorts] - Neonatologists' fatigue and fallibility
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 16, 2023 • 1h 22min
#139 - 👨🏻⚕️ Dr. Afif EL-Khuffash - from hemodynamics to art, a conversation with a talented neonatologist
Send us a textFind out more about Afif at: www.the-incubator.org/As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 11, 2023 • 33min
#138 - 🚀 [Tech Tuesday] - Rootines w Blake Rutherford
Send us a textFind out more about Blake and Rootines at: www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 9, 2023 • 1h 8min
#137 - 📑Journal Club - A blood test for preeclampsia, steroids and neurodevelopment and more....
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.org/As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Jul 9, 2023 • 11min
#137 - 📌 [Journal Club Shorts] - Neurodevelopmental outcomes that matter to parents
Send us a textAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below.Enjoy!_____________________________________________________________________________________Show notes and articles can be found on our website: http://www.the-incubator.orgAs always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!