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The Incubator

by Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau

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.

Latest episodes

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#478 - How Much CPAP Is the Baby Actually Getting?

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Charles Roehr joins Daphna for the third episode of The Incubator’s special series on non-invasive ventilation, recorded ahead of Hot Topics in Neon

Nov 6
41 min

#477 - Should Stable Preterm Infants Stay on CPAP Two Weeks Longer?

Send us Fan Mail This week we are replaying one of our most listened-to episodes, which sits right at the heart of our special series on non-invasive ventilation recorde

Nov 4
39 min

#476 - Does NIPPV Work or Is It Just Higher Mean Airway Pressure?

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Brett Manley joins Ben for the opening episode of The Incubator’s special series on non-invasive ventilation, recorded ahead of Hot Topics in Neonat

Nov 2
50 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - What Does a CPR Coach Actually Do During a NICU Code?

Send us Fan Mail During a code, who is making sure the chest compressions are actually high quality? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with Gina Kle

Nov 2
14 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - How Can the CHNC Mentored Fellows Program Launch a Research Career?

Send us Fan Mail If a preterm infant’s PDA needs closing, does timing matter? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with the CHNC’s mentored fellows, Dr

Nov 1
21 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - What’s New in the Latest Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines?

Send us Fan Mail When a baby with congenital heart disease decompensates in the delivery room, do we still follow NRP? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits

Nov 1
34 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Are We All Reinventing the Same Wheel in NICU Staffing?

Send us Fan Mail What happens when most level IV NICUs are missing four to five advanced practice providers? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with

Oct 30
11 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Should Every NICU Intubation Start With Video Laryngoscopy?

Send us Fan Mail Why does first-attempt intubation success in the NICU still hover around 40 to 56%? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with Dr. Somi

Oct 30
15 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - How AI should support clinicians, rather than replace Them.

Send us Fan Mail When a nurse makes an error with 20 things happening at once, is it really a personal slip, or a system that pushed her past capacity? Recording from th

Oct 30
26 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Why burnout is a Systems Problem and not a personal failure.

Send us Fan Mail Why does one difficult case sometimes feel heavier than it should? Recording at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with Dr. Jennifer Kett, division he

Oct 30
31 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - How Can Art shape Parental understanding of a fetal diagnosis?

Send us Fan Mail How often have you searched for a parent handout on a fetal diagnosis and found nothing, or something too cold and branded to share? Recording live at t

Oct 30
20 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Can Fetal Surgery Prevent Complex Gastroschisis? and how botox is helping in fetal surgery for gastrocshisis.

Send us Fan Mail What if the baby with complex gastroschisis never needed months in the NICU? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with Dr. Sundeep Kes

Oct 30
22 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Day Two

Send us Fan Mail Day two of the CHNC Symposium is here! Daphna sets the stage for a full lineup of keynote speakers sharing the latest in care for the most complex babie

Oct 29
1 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - How Many Babies Are We Losing Because No One Can Pick Up a Probe?

Send us Fan Mail When a baby crashes in the NICU, how long will it take before someone in the room can pick up a probe and look at the heart? Recording from day two of t

Oct 29
24 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Is Withholding ECMO in CAKUT Still Ethically Justified?

Send us Fan Mail When a baby with a congenital kidney anomaly develops pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension, should ECMO be on the table? Recording live at th

Oct 29
17 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - What Does It Take to Build a Dedicated BPD Unit?

Send us Fan Mail What happens to a baby with severe BPD when the attending changes every two weeks and every plan starts over? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daph

Oct 26
23 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Can We Make Neonatal Renal Replacement Therapy Simpler?

Send us Fan Mail If your NICU doesn’t offer dialysis, do families still know it’s an option? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with pediatric nephro

Oct 26
21 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Is the Prenatal Consult a Checkbox or the Start of a Relationship?

Send us Fan Mail When five specialists sit across from one frightened family, who responds when a parent starts to cry? Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits

Oct 26
16 min

#475 - 🟠 [CHNC 2026] - Are we underdiagnosing urinary tract infections in the NICU or missing ROP in Infants Over 30 Weeks?

Send us Fan Mail Recording live at the CHNC Symposium, Daphna sits down with two Explore presenters. Dr. Rachel Han of Golisano Children’s Hospital shares a clinical pre

Oct 26
15 min

#475 - 🟠 CHNC 2026 - Kick off!

Send us Fan Mail The Incubator Podcast is coming to you from the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) Symposium in Denver, Colorado! Daphna sits down with the

Oct 26
4 min

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#24
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#44 ▼ 11 Medicine US

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Great podcast. An ideal way for neonatal health care professionals to learn about the latest advances in the field. I regularly listen to the podcasts by Ben and Daphna on my drives, during exercise to update - my favorite podcasts are the journal clubs and interviews of inspiring physician-scientists. - Satyan Lakshminrusimha

Icndoc · Aug 2026

I have been listening to the Incubator in various forms (board review, journal club, and recently the podcasts covering PAS as I was not able to join) for several years now— I continue to find it helpful with staying up to date with current topics/ controversies, learning historical context behind disease processes (I particularly loved the episode on HIE and therapeutic hypothermia), reviewing physiology,.. you name it. Thank you Daphna and Ben for providing such an easily accessible forum that covers so many layers of neonatology, inclusive of not just neonatal expert opinions but also parental values (see PAS interview with two NICU parents). It is what I listen to on my daily drive to and from the unit :)

Gools80 · May 2026

I am a NICU pharmacist who rounds at the bedside with providers. This podcast has allowed me to introduce possible changes in practice to our team and helps me stay up to date with new literature.

NICURx · Sep 2024

I’m starting NICU fellowship in a few months, and I love this podcast as an easy way to keep up with the latest in evidence-based Neonatology! Daphne and Ben are so smart and easy to listen to. The journal club episodes are my favorite, but I love them all!

Bip472 · May 2023

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