New publication on care after #stillbirth & #neonatal death in Australia, led by Siobhan Loughnan @stillbirthcre.bsky.social.
Survey of 108 maternity services shows some progress, but also clear gaps – especially around #bereavement care training & engaging parents in #audit.
🔗 shorturl.at/POgbN
Left: Intracortical intensity profiles were extracted at each vertex of infant structural MRI scans. Intensities were sampled at 12 equivolumetric intracortical surfaces, spanning from the pial boundary (blue) to the white matter boundary (yellow), capturing signal variations across cortical depths, defined as microstructure profiles. Top right: Systematic changes in profile shape with respect to (i) center of gravity and (ii) variance. To illustrate this relationship, all profiles (across participants and regions) were sorted according to the respective moment, then averaged within 100 bins. Bottom right: Parcel-wise central moment distributions mapped on the dHCP 40-week surface template (see S1 Data). Excluded regions (i.e., von Economo areas LA1, LA2, LC1, LC2, LC3, LD, and LE and the cortical wall) are shown in gray.
How do #prenatal & #postnatal periods shape the developing human #cortex? This study uses #neonatal MRI to show that time in the womb drives widespread, uniform maturation, whereas time after birth produces more region- & depth-specific changes across the cortex @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/47o6rpk
Left: Intracortical intensity profiles were extracted at each vertex of infant structural MRI scans. Intensities were sampled at 12 equivolumetric intracortical surfaces, spanning from the pial boundary (blue) to the white matter boundary (yellow), capturing signal variations across cortical depths, defined as microstructure profiles. Top right: Systematic changes in profile shape with respect to (i) center of gravity and (ii) variance. To illustrate this relationship, all profiles (across participants and regions) were sorted according to the respective moment, then averaged within 100 bins. Bottom right: Parcel-wise central moment distributions mapped on the dHCP 40-week surface template (see S1 Data). Excluded regions (i.e., von Economo areas LA1, LA2, LC1, LC2, LC3, LD, and LE and the cortical wall) are shown in gray.
How do #prenatal & #postnatal periods shape the developing human #cortex? This study uses #neonatal MRI to show that time in the womb drives widespread, uniform maturation, whereas time after birth produces more region- & depth-specific changes across the cortex @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/47o6rpk
Left: Intracortical intensity profiles were extracted at each vertex of infant structural MRI scans. Intensities were sampled at 12 equivolumetric intracortical surfaces, spanning from the pial boundary (blue) to the white matter boundary (yellow), capturing signal variations across cortical depths, defined as microstructure profiles. Top right: Systematic changes in profile shape with respect to (i) center of gravity and (ii) variance. To illustrate this relationship, all profiles (across participants and regions) were sorted according to the respective moment, then averaged within 100 bins. Bottom right: Parcel-wise central moment distributions mapped on the dHCP 40-week surface template (see S1 Data). Excluded regions (i.e., von Economo areas LA1, LA2, LC1, LC2, LC3, LD, and LE and the cortical wall) are shown in gray.
How do #prenatal & #postnatal periods shape the developing human #cortex? This study uses #neonatal MRI to show that time in the womb drives widespread, uniform maturation, whereas time after birth produces more region- & depth-specific changes across the cortex @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/47o6rpk
Scotland to trial screening babies for spinal muscular atrophy
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to try screening newborn babies for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle wastage. #neonatal #scotland #midwife #maternity #screening #policy
www.nursingtimes.net/midwifery-an...
Critically ill newborns in #SaintLucia needed advanced care. Now, thanks to Sandals Foundation, vital equipment is strengthening #neonatal units—giving babies the strongest possible start.
Now on #HumanitarianNewsfeed:
The government has finalised the membership of its National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce, which will look into Baroness Amos' independent investigation into maternity and neonatal services in England.
healthcaretoday.com/article/mate...
#Healthcare #PublicHealth #Maternity #Neonatal
The Neonatal Nurses Association is an independent national professional body representing neonatal nurses and steered by neonatal nurses.
The greater our number, the louder our voice - join us today: nna.org.uk/registration/
#JOINtheNNA #Neonatal #WeAreNeonatalNurses
Did you know? 💭
Targeted fortification can reduce life-long expenses related to under- & over-nourishment caused by the standard approach up to $804,000
#NeoNatal #NeoSky #MedSky #HumanMilk #NeoNatology
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
Prreemie Health: We are the first product ecosystem created for human milk bank operators that offers a comprehensive analysis of human milk composition outside the lab environment.
Do you know what makes us unique? ⭐️
We are the first product ecosystem created for human milk bank operators that offers a comprehensive analysis of human milk composition outside the lab environment.
#NeoNatal #NeoSky #MedSky #HumanMilk #NeoNatology
Yesterday we held our PDN Forum with the Practice Development Nurses from around the East of England Network.
#teaching #training #neonates #neonatal #sharedlearning #bestpractice
There's still time to join us on today at 12pm for the next webinar in our Skin to Skin series: The Family Experience with Family Engagement Lead, Karen Williams
Book here: bit.ly/473Mm7A
#FICare #Skintoskin #Neonatal
NHS maternity crisis prompts new national taskforce
‘No one can be in any doubt about the scale and seriousness of the problems in maternity services.'
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socialcare.today/2026/03/17/n... #NHS #maternity #health #England #neonatal #childbirth #news @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Low-cost preventive measures could mitigate spread of #bacteria causing #neonatal #mortality ...
| #infections | #outbreaks | #Klebsiella | #publichealth | #pathogen | #MicroSky | By @bostonu.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social
Join us on 18th March for the next webinar in our Skin to Skin series: The Family Experience with Family Engagement Lead,Karen Williams
The third in a three part webinar series hosted by the NNA FiCare Special Interest Group.
Book here: bit.ly/3Nku9Mk...
#FICare #Skintoskin #Neonatal
Nurse aims to secure new neonatal equipment for Leicester’s hospitals
A neonatal nurse is asking for votes to help her secure thousands of pounds towards new sensory equipment for babies born critically unwell or preterm in Leicester’s hospitals. #neonatal #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/midwifery-an...
I do like it when a paper goes live - this one is a nice collaboration between @livuninews.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk and Liverpool Women’s Hospital teams about supplemental arginine in neonatal TPN
#paediatric #neonatal #nutrition
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#cats #kittens #catsky #CatsOfBlueSky #spring #communitycats #community #TNR #neonatal #protection #support #compassion #vetsky #vetmed #veterinary
Donna Ockenden has been appointed to lead the independent review into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s maternity and neonatal service.
healthcaretoday.com/article/donn...
#Healthcare #IndependentReview #Maternity #Neonatal #PatientSafety
Do you know what makes us unique? 👶
We are the first product ecosystem created for human milk banks that keeps track of the whole history of donor & pooled milk & allows for instant access through nutritional labels.
#NeoNatal #NeoSky #MedSky #HumanMilk #NeoNatology
Join us on 18th March for the next webinar in our Skin to Skin series: The Family Experience with Family Engagement Lead,Karen Williams
The third in a three part webinar series hosted by the NNA FiCare Special Interest Group.
Book here: nna.org.uk/product/skin...
#FICare #Skintoskin #Neonatal
Maternity and neonatal services in England are failing to deliver consistent, safe and equitable care, with staffing pressures and racism among the concerns, according to a report from the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation.
#Maternity #Neonatal #NHS
💜 To the Heart of the NICU: Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
Today we celebrate the incredible women who define neonatal care. To the resilient mums and the dedicated healthcare professionals: you are the heartbeat of every miracle.
#IWD2026 #Neonatal Strength #NICU
NNA Neonatal Nurse of the Year 2024 Rachna Sharma discusses her career so far, from arriving in the UK to being awarded NNA Neonatal Nurse of the Year.
Read Rachna's story via our Neonatal Voices blog:
nna.org.uk/working-as-a...
#Neonatal #NeonatalVoices
Article header showing the title "Analgesia and sedation trends in a level IV NICU, 2014–2024: Opioid and dexmedetomidine use." It is published in the "Journal of Perinatology" on 23 February 2026. Authors listed are Sin Yin Lim, Abrar Majeedi, and Ryan M. McAdams. The article is labeled as "Open access."
🚨 New research from Assistant Professor Sin Yin Lim examines sedation practices for critically ill newborns in a Level IV #NICU. Analyzing 11 years of data, the study highlights growing dexmedetomidine and morphine use in #neonatal intensive care. https://go.nature.com/40LJFDQ #PharmSky #RxSky
JAMA Network Open graphic about drying preterm infants before plastic wrapping at birth. It includes population (174 males, 180 females), intervention (354 infants randomized), findings, settings/locations (21 tertiary hospitals in Italy).
RCT: Drying before plastic wrapping did not increase normothermia at #neonatal intensive care unit admission for very #preterm infants, and mortality was not different compared with immediate wrapping without drying.
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Valerie Amos’ interim report into maternity and neonatal services in England is as bleak as expected, with stories of distress, pain and racism.
healthcaretoday.com/article/inte...
#Healthcare #PublicHealth #MaternityServices #Neonatal #Report #PatientSafety
Pharmacy services are a “key gap in clinical provision … leading to uneven experiences for women and babies across Wales”, according to a report published by the #WelshGovernment
#neonatal #maternity #ukhealthcare #Wales
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📣 An American colleague needs your input! 🇺🇸
Do you have experience in managing congenital chest wall deformities?
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#neosky #nicu #neonatal #neonatalsky
