How Early Detection Helped Save One Baby in a Rare High-Risk Pregnancy One mom’s high-risk pregnancy story shows how a routine anatomy scan caught a rare condition in time to save her baby’s life.

How Early Detection Helped Save One Baby in a Rare High-Risk Pregnancy www.growingyourbaby.com/how-early-de... #Pregnancy #PrenatalCare #NICU #Parenting #MaternalHealth #HighRiskPregnancy

Excited to finally see this @bapmofficial.bsky.social draft framework out for consultation!
Please share and give us your feedback 😀

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A close-up photo of a newborn baby’s hand gently holding an adult’s finger, with a soft, warm background. Overlaid text shares a personal story: a grandmother describes her premature grandchild spending six weeks in the NICU and surviving, her daughter surviving preeclampsia, and reflects on how this outcome was not always possible.

Six weeks in the NICU.
A condition that used to take mothers with it.

This time, both of them lived.

Progress isn’t loud. Sometimes it’s just this.

#ScienceSaves #NICU

Premie now 1 month old with blood in stools

AXR AP(above) shows extremely dilated bowel gas pattern with cuvilinear air in wall of entire colon. There is increased lucency in center of image just beneath diaphragm

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We are publishing a pediatric radiology textbook, 1 case/day+have 2,500 cases covering 1,000 diseases+125 differential diagnoses, 50 procedure descriptions+4 review courses
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Premature newborn with respiratory distress

CXR AP (left) shows bilaterally hyperexpanded lungs with multiple circular bubbly and branching interstitial lucencies bilaterally which appear to radiate from the hila.

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📢 Nursing Members: 1 month left to apply for our Fellowship Programme and join us at #ESPNIC2026!Be part of a community that grows together!

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Premature newborn after umbilical venous catheter placement

AXR(above left) after line placement shows tip of umbilical venous catheter to be inferior to cavo-atrial junction. Bowel gas pattern is normal. There is a moderate right pleural effusion

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Bring the Art of Care to the NICU.
VisiCare Decal Boards serve as custom incubator clings that help families connect with their babies and let nurses quickly identify patients. Personalize with hospital branding, seasonal art, or celebrations!
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#NICU #ArtOfCare

Dr. Mohammed Hassan-Ali, MSc, MD, FAAP, FRCPC on Instagram: "Can babies drink non-cow based milk/formula? For infants under 12 months, the primary concern is nutritional completeness and kidney safet... 4 likes, 0 comments - dr.paeds.patrol on March 26, 2026: "Can babies drink non-cow based milk/formula? For infants under 12 months, the primary concern is nutritional completeness and kidney safety. ...

Can babies drink non-cow based milk/formula?

Source: @nicu_musings

#baby #NICU #parenting #KidsHealthMatters #ParentLifeCanada #PaedsPatrolTips #HealthyKidsHappyKids #AskThePediatrician

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Premature newborn with bloody stools

AXR shows bubbly appearing air in wall of entire colon from cecum to sigmoid colon

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dr.paeds.patrol on Instagram: "Let’s talk about the difference between powder based formula and ready-to-feed formula. The choice between the two types often com…" Let’s talk about the difference between powder based formula and ready-to-feed formula. The choice between the two types often comes down to a trade-off between convenience, cost, and specific medical needs. Both provide the same basic nutrition required for a baby’s growth, but they differ significantly in how they are handled and stored.Source: @nicu_musings #baby #NICU #parenting #KidsHealthMatters #parentlifecanada

Let's talk about the difference between powder based formula and ready-to-feed formula.

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Source: @nicu_musings

#baby #NICU #parenting #KidsHealthMatters #ParentLifeCanada #PaedsPatrolTips #HealthyKidsHappyKids #AskThePediatrician

Hydrocortisone for infants < 23 weeks Hi all,Yesterday, the Tiny Baby Collaborative held a webinar about using hydrocortisone in extremely preterm infants (under 23 weeks of gestational age), which featured Dr. Satoshi Kusuda from the Neo...

New discussion on 99nicu! 🏥

How are you approaching hydrocortisone use for infants born at 23 weeks? Share your protocols, clinical experiences, and insights with the global neonatal community.

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#NICU #Neosky #EBNeo

For preemies, developmental milestones are tracked differently. Instead of chronological age, we use adjusted age—their actual age minus the weeks they were born early! tinyurl.com/2wkx56de

Here’s a visual guide to what to expect, stage by stage 👇

#PretermInfants #MedSky #NICU #Neonatal

Premature newborn with respiratory distress

CXR shows hazy ground glass opacity throughout right lung. Left lung is hyperexpanded+has multiple circular bubbly+branching interstitial lucencies that radiate from left hilum

#FOAMed #MedEd #FOAMRad #radiology #pediatrics #NICU #Neonatology #radiologia

For many providers, NRP is one of the most impactful courses they take. It prepares you for those first critical moments where your actions really matter.

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Meet Ann: A mother, grandmother, and advocate for everyday wellness.

Through her NICU and PMAD experiences, she’s learned that healing happens when we stop trying to do it all alone and start giving ourselves permission to grow.

Catch her episode on Monday, 3/23

#NICU #selfcompassion #healing

Premature newborn after peripherally inserted central catheter placement

CXR shows tip of left upper extremity PICC line projecting over heart+to left of spine.

#FOAMed #MedEd #FOAMRad #radiology #pediatrics #NICU #Neonatology #radiologia #radiologie #paediatrics #pediatria #pediatrie #pädiatrie

The Way of the #NICU: sometimes, #babies that are noted to be feisty, tough to feed, or maybe having some health struggles, are affectionately referred to by those talented nurses (hilariously/affectionately) as “fresh.”
Then, there’s this kid.
#Pedsky #GraphicMedicine

TikTok - Make Your Day

Let's talk about Donor Milk and why it prevents NEC.

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Source: @nicu_musings

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Go beyond the lecture hall. Join the #ESPNIC 2026 Pre-Congress Masterclasses on 16th June 2026, for expert-led, small-group learning on key topics in paediatric and neonatal intensive care.

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#PediatricCare #NICU #PICU

新生児と家族をつなぐ全く新しいオンライン面会システムの実証開始 岩手県で始まる画期的なオンライン面会システムが家族の絆を深めます。心拍情報と触覚体験を通じて、医療現場の負担を軽減しながら、親子の愛情をより強く育む新たな試みに注目！

新生児と家族をつなぐ全く新しいオンライン面会システムの実証開始 #岩手県 #紫波郡矢巾町 #NICU #オンライン面会 #愛のかたち

岩手県で始まる画期的なオンライン面会システムが家族の絆を深めます。心拍情報と触覚体験を通じて、医療現場の負担を軽減しながら、親子の愛情をより強く育む新たな試みに注目！

How Parental Stress Shapes a Baby's Nervous System! - Preemie Health Research is helping us understand just how deeply a mothers psychological and physiological state is interconnected with their baby’s developing biology.  Trauma does not exist in isolation; a mother’...

Parents & infants connect at the hormonal level 💗

Cortisol levels between mother & infant are synchronised in the early weeks, thus maternal dysregulation can directly influence a newborn's stress response system.

🔗 Read the full blog here: tinyurl.com/2emvxt3x

#medsky #NICU #MaternalMentalHealth

‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU Juan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.

‘Americans at heart’: #ICE detains #DACA recipient on way to visit #premature baby in #NICU.

Juan Chavez #Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting #Dreamers who once believed #DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire #unanswered.

Premature newborn with increasing residuals

AXR shows curvilinear appearing air in wall of ascending colon+proximal transverse colon.

#FOAMed #MedEd #FOAMRad #PedsRad #radiology #pediatrics #NICU #Neonatology #radiologia #PedSurg #SoMe4PedSurg #radiologie #paediatrics #pediatria #pediatrie

26% of U.S. preemies develop chronic lung disease 🫁

Nutrition is critical, but standard fortification misses the mark.

#PreemieHealth delivers:
💗 Real-time milk analysis
💗 Personalized fortification plans
💗 ESPGHAN-aligned decisions

Stronger lungs start with smarter nutrition.

#NICU #BPD #Medsky

Premature newborn with respiratory distress

CXR shows hazy ground glass opacity throughout left lung. Right lung is hyperexpanded+has multiple circular bubbly+branching interstitial lucencies that radiate from right hilum

#FOAMed #MedEd #radiology #pediatrics #NICU #Neonatology #radiologia

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Newborn with respiratory distress

CXR AP shows multiple loops of small bowel that are minimally filled with air in the lower left hemithorax. There is mediastinal shift to the right.

#FOAMed #MedEd #FOAMRad #radiology #pediatrics #NICU #Neonatology #radiologia #pediatria #pediatrie #radiologie

Did you know? 💭

Targeted fortification approach can really be cost-beneficial by reducing the length of stay, parenteral nutrition, & disease occurrence during hospitalisation

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