Can sunflower seed oil reduce neonatal mortality rate of preterm infants by 25%? Our team at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, in partnership with @igs-uib.bsky.social, are going to find out!

🌻Our team are getting ready to start the first trial of emollient therapy with sunflower seed oil for very low birthweight preterm infants in sub-Saharan! 🌻

#EveryNewborn deserves best start but not every baby has access to enough of mum’s own milk. For our smallest preterms, breastmilk safest option.

Our #HumanMilkBank continues giving life & hope 🩵

Everyday our breastfeeding specialist counsels & screens mamas before donate their #LiquidGold 🧡

👁️ROP Awareness Week, Feb. 26 – Mar 3 👁️ Bring HOPE & VISION to preterm babies in need 👁️

Retinopathy of Prematurity or ROP is a heartbreaking condition that affects preterm infants born too soon. It leads to growth of abnormal blood vessels in their retinas posing a serious threat to their vision.

Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy This randomized clinical trial investigates if hypothermia initiated at less than 6 hours after birth reduces the probability of death or disability at 18 to 22 months’ corrected age in infants 33 to ...

Results of TH trial for 33-35w is out! No decrease in death or disability. TH actually resulted in a 87% increased risk of death at 18-22 months.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Earlier today the government announced a cut to the UK aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending.

12 years ago, we released this video to show how aid protects children in the toughest situations.

Now, the message is more important than ever.

Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff…

The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.

Doctor using an indirect ophthalmoscope to check a preterm infants eyes for ROP

👁️ Bring HOPE & VISION to preterm babies 👁️

#RetinopathyOfPrematurity or #ROP is a heartbreaking condition that affects #preterm infants leading to growth of abnormal blood vessels in their retinas

If ROP is severe the babies are at risk of vision impairment & #blindness without treatment.

What is Sudan virus disease and how does it differ from other forms of Ebola? Trials of a vaccine against Sudan virus have been launched in Uganda following an outbreak.

What is Sudan virus disease & how does it differ from other forms of Ebola?

In Gavi, Daniela Manno discusses why, despite similarities to #Ebola, we need specific #SudanVirus #vaccine as Uganda launches trial following outbreak. #PublicHealth

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

It is always wonderful to celebrate many colleagues on #IDWGS2025! I've worked with Ritah for more than a decade and watched her progress from a registered nurse through her degree, masters and now see findings coming out from her PhD. A role model for many! #AtTheEquatorUG

We published in @LancetGH about 12 hours before Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan virus. This piece in The Conversation Africa outlines why now is the time to collect essential data. Breastfeeding mothers are not a 'special' population! #AtTheEquatorUG

theconversation.com/breastfeedin...

What Is the Relative Value of a Baby? | NEJM As she cares for a newborn who’s struggling to breathe, a neonatologist contemplates how politics and power structures affect the availability of critical perinatal services in the United States.

Everyone should read this piece: "What Is the Relative Value of a Baby?" | New England Journal of Medicine
@canadianpreemies.bsky.social @99nicu.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

📢 Join us for our first Newborn Toolkit webinar in 2025!

🔎 “Leading change at hospital level : Building Strong Teams for Vulnerable Newborns” with live French translation!
📆28th January 2025
🕐 4pm EAT| 1pm GMT| 8am EST

👉 newborntoolkit.org/events/leadi...

Want to pursue a career in #GlobalHealth nursing?

This online short course equips nurses, midwives & health professionals with insights into clinical practice, interventions & skills to work in low-resource settings.🌍
#PublicHealth

Running 23 April - 28 May 2025.

bit.ly/4fofyrf

Here is the link to our FREE online course in #nutrition in #preterm and LBW infants in sub-Saharan Africa. #breastmilk #kangaroocare #everynewborn #liquidgold #IBCLC

africanneonatalnutrition.net/elearning/

Upholding human dignity among researchers in collaborative research At each stage of the collaborative research, from conception to dissemination, applying decolonization through respecting human dignity will foster equity and promote partnerships.

Important topic and something to always check in with to ensure that any power differences and inequities in collaborative processes (doesn't have to just be research projects!) are looked for and acknowledged.
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/01/08/u... @plosglobalpublichealth.org

Who else here is doing ROP screening in their VLBW infants a low-resource setting? Any tips to make if affordable and sustainable? The equipment and treatment are SO expensive! #ROP #RetinopathyOfPrematurity #EveryNewborn #Preemie #SurviveAndThrive

Born on the Edge_10 Year Report This interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

We are so excited to share the 10 year report of our work in Eastern Uganda with you all 🩶

online.flippingbook.com/view/186527342/

THANK YOU to everyone who has supported the work of Born on the Edge, we could not have done it without you all 🩶