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We spoke to Dr. Liza Konnikova whose research often focuses on the immune systems of pre-term infants. Here's some of what she's been working on in honor of Prematurity Awareness Month.

Dr. Catherine Buck: "The goal of my research is to understand how early life factors, such as health problems during pregnancy or how a baby grew or developed during pregnancy, may influence the way a baby growth and develops after birth and through early childhood."

The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce 126 new members, including our Lindsay Johnston and Christie Bruno. SPR encourages and supports pediatric research endeavors by cultivating a diverse network of child health researchers through collaboration, community, mentorship, and advocacy. Collaboration among SPR members creates meaningful progress for the future of children’s health.

We first met little Ari Williams during the pandemic in 2020 when the baby was finally released from Yale New Haven Hospital after 298 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The chair of pediatrics at Waterbury Hospital was named physician of the year by the Connecticut EMS Advisory Board. Dr. Brooke Redmond took a non-traditional path to becoming a physician, deciding that she wanted to go to medical school while she was a science teacher in Washington, D.C. She sat down with Ann Nyberg to talk about her journey and what this recognition means to her.

Study links between neonatal ultrasound and nutrition, between Atlantic Ocean water circulation and Arctic warming, and between regions of the brain.

Artificial wombs are nearing human trials. But the goal is to save the littlest preemies, not replace the uterus.

Every labor is different, and every baby is different. Sometimes newborns need extra, special care. That’s where the NICU comes in.