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Calum Roberts @calumtheroberts.bsky.social · Sep 3

www.monash.edu/news/article...

Nasal mask support improves breathing in preterm babies, Monash-led trial finds

Using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very premature babies at birth can significantly reduce the need for rescue breathing and escalation of care, a world-first trial led b...

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The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health @lancetchildadol.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our October 2025 issue is now live with content on #consent in #neonatal #clinicaltrials, growth trajectories in #twins, an #RCT on #CPAP delivery in #preterm #infants, & more

Read the full issue here👉 bit.ly/3JDzc8t

#MedSky #PedSky

Oct 2025
Volume 9 Number 10 p685-752
Cover image by Jhoan Mosquera Suarez, age 6 years. A rainbow and apple tree overlook mountains and sea.

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Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · Sep 3

A world-first trial has shown that using a nasal mask instead of a traditional face mask to support very #Premature #Babies at #Birth can greatly reduce the need for rescue breathing and intensive care. 😮‍💨 🚼

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Sep 2

FONDUE trial led by Doug Blank out in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social

In very preterm infants, compared with fCPAP, initial use of nCPAP at birth was more likely to result in CPAP success, avoiding need for PPV.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Aug 22

New publication from our group covering aspects of the talk I will be giving at Neonatal Update in London later this year.

Cord blood-derived cell therapy for preterm brain injury
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Cord blood-derived cell therapy for preterm brain injury

Preterm birth, defined as delivery before 37 weeks of gestation, remains a leading contributor to neonatal morbidity and long-term neurodevelopmental …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Jul 30

New preclinical paper from our team on a new long term model of inflammation induced preterm brain injury.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40714018/

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Persistent inflammation and white matter damage in the preterm brain: Insights from a novel ovine model of chronic inflammation - PubMed

We demonstrated that in a large animal model of inflammation-induced intrauterine preterm brain injury, long-term persistent inflammation occurs, along with significant white matter injury, including ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Jul 4

Early Neurodevelopment of Extremely Preterm Infants Administered Autologous Cord Blood Cell Therapy

Secondary Analysis of CORD-SaFe study now out in @jamanetworkopen.com

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Neonatal Update @neonatalupdate.bsky.social · Jun 30

Programme highlights for day 2 #neonatalupdate
Register before 11 July to get the #earlybird rate
👉 bit.ly/NeonatalUpda...

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#NICU #neonatal

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Abdul Razak @drabdulrazak.bsky.social · Jun 18

Tiny warriors to the rescue! 💥

Matched stem cells from healthy newborns donated at birth now being trialed to help preterm babies with severe brain injury @monashuniversity.bsky.social

Protocol just out
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bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...

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Abdul Razak @drabdulrazak.bsky.social · Jun 16

More isn’t always better!

Adding systemic hydrocortisone to intrapulmonary budesonide in preterm ventilation didn’t boost lung outcomes—in fact, it blunted the benefits & triggered early brain inflammation

Commentary: rdcu.be/eraxD

Study: nature.com/articles/s4139…
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Beth Allison @bethjallison.bsky.social · May 30

Excited to share our latest paper on the pathogenesis of preterm intraventricular hemorrhage. Our study sheds new light on the complex interplay between the contribution of fetal and maternal factors. Check out the full paper to learn more about the important findings! karger.com/dne/article/...

Pathogenesis of Preterm Intraventricular Haemorrhage

Abstract. Background Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is the primary neuropathology in infants born very preterm. IVH describes bleeding into the ventricular space of the newborn brain, originating ...

karger.com

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · May 30

New paper from our team:

Pathogenesis of Preterm Intraventricular Haemorrhage
karger.com/dne/article/...

We review the maturational profile of cerebrovascular development in the preterm neonate.

@hudsonresearch.bsky.social @bethjallison.bsky.social

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Abdul Razak @drabdulrazak.bsky.social · May 26

Feeling incredibly proud to receive the @theracp.bsky.social
Fellowship Award in support of ongoing PhD work!

Grateful to be part of a brilliant research team driving this forward!
@atulmalhotra.bsky.social @courtney-mcdonald.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · May 13

Honoured to deliver the keynote address at the Premstem meeting in Barcelona today!

Wonderful meeting of great minds working together to improve outcomes of preterm babies around the world!

Thank you, Prof Gressens, Bobbi Fleiss & Hannah Tribe for your invitation & hospitality!

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · May 10

Delighted to represent onesimeducation.com at SIMULUS-10, hosted by Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) & PediSTARSIndia.

Thank you, Prof Deorari & team, for the kind invitation.

Check out the website for what promises to be a great meeting: simulus10.srhu.edu.in

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Abdul Razak @drabdulrazak.bsky.social · May 1

Thrilled to share our latest article spotlighting the emerging power of umbilical cord blood cells in treating neonatal diseases!

A great read and a promising start for UCBC applications
@atulmalhotra.bsky.social
publications.aap.org/neoreviews/a...

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Apr 28

Privilege to host the "Cord blood and cord tissue derived cell therapies for perinatal brain injury" Hot Topic Symposium #PAS2025 with stalwarts in the field: Profs El-Dib, Cotten and Cox!

Exciting developments are happening in this space.

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Apr 25

Excited to be at #PAS2025 🌺 !

Join me at the following sessions:
- Workshop on Research Integrity @ebneo.bsky.social
- Oral abstract session on Neonatal Neuroscience
- Hot Topic Symposium on Regenerative Cell Therapies

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Jan 21

Attending #PAS2025?

Don't miss our workshop on Evaluating Trustworthiness: Identifying Spin, Fraud, and Deception in Modern Research

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

@ebneo.bsky.social
Rasheda Vereen @atulmalhotra.bsky.social @briankingneo.bsky.social @drabdulrazak.bsky.social

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Apr 19

New paper from our collaborative MRI infant dataset with UQ out now:

Brain MRI before and at term equivalent age predicts motor and cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@ebneo.bsky.social @espr-esn.bsky.social

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Apr 15

Honoured to be part of the distinguished lineup at this year’s @neonatalupdate.bsky.social!

The program is now live — take a look and join us in London, 🇬🇧 this November!

@espr-esn.bsky.social

Neonatal Update @neonatalupdate.bsky.social · Apr 14

Delighted to announce the programme for #neonatalupdate2025. We have a great line-up of speakers covering fascinating topics over 4 days. For more information and for #earlybird registration
👉 bit.ly/NeonatalUpda...

@rcpch.bsky.social @bapmofficial.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social
#NICU

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Apr 9

The Australasian Brain Club & Neonatal Cell Therapies combined #ABCNCT2025 Symposium is now open for registrations and abstracts: australasianbrainclub.com/meetings-and...

Join us in Noosa 🌴, QLD, in October 2025!

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European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) @espr-esn.bsky.social · Apr 7

🧠 ESPR Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are where ideas grow into action!
✨ 15+ SIGs covering everything from brain imaging to QI & Innovation and beyond
🌍 Connect with experts, contribute to guidelines, shape the future of paediatrics
🔗 Explore & join: www.espr.eu/SIGs/SIG_ove...

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Mar 29

Future of automated feed measurements in neonates ?

Read our new paper:
Infafeed Monitor Pilot Study: Measuring Ingested Milk Volumes in Neonates www.newbornjournal.org/abstractArti...

@ebneo.bsky.social @espr-esn.bsky.social #neosky

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Atul Malhotra @atulmalhotra.bsky.social · Mar 22

Preprint (not peer-reviewed) of the FONDUE trial paper led by Drs Blank & @calumtheroberts.bsky.social out now:

Face or Nasal Mask Device Use for Initial Resuscitation in Extremely and Very Premature Infants (FONDUE): A Single-Centre, Randomised, Superiority Trial

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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