The Incubator

Science Podcasts

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.

Episodes

#458 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can the respiratory severity score show us where a baby is heading?

#458 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Could a handheld light probe detect NEC before the X-ray does?

#458 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Is this the trial that brings probiotics back to the NICU?

#458 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does holding during cooling change NICU outcomes in HIE?

#458 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should late preterm infants born by cesarean receive prophylactic CPAP?

#457 - Are We Rethinking When and How We Give Surfactant (ft Dr. Roger Soll)

#456 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from August 1st 2026

#456 - [Neo News] - 📌 Why Did the US Fund a Hepatitis B Trial That Withheld the Birth Dose?

#456 - [Journal Club] - 🫀 From The Heart - Do These Newborns Have Diastolic Dysfunction, or Just Different Physiology?

#456 - [Journal Club] - 🫀 From The Heart - Why Does a Sicker Mom Sometimes Mean a Stronger Neonatal Heart?

#456 - [Journal Club] - 🫀 From The Heart - Why Is CHD Mortality Rising Again After 15 Years of Progress?

#456 - [Journal Club] - 🫀 From The Heart - Should an Abnormal Brain MRI Change the Decision to Operate in Critical CHD?

#455 - [Neo News] - Is Communication a Procedural Skill We're Failing to Train?

#454 - PEEP, Tidal Volume, and Physiology, How Far Has Resuscitation Science Traveled? (ft Dr. Charles Roehr)

#453 - 📑 Journal Club - The Complete Episode from July 18th 2026

#453 - [Neo News] - 📌 Are You Still Assuming Every Newborn Got Vitamin K?

#453 - [Journal Club] - 📌 What Happened to NEC When Centers Stopped Using Probiotics?

#453 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should We Cool 35 Week Infants with Encephalopathy?

#453 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Can We Rewire a Preterm Baby's Brain for Language?

#453 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Should We Treat the PDA Based on Size Alone? (SMART PDA Trial)