In the future, people will be offered a minimum of a three-day hospital stay after giving birth, despite warnings about lack of capacity.

Health Canada is reviewing its guidance, which some experts consider overly restrictive

A new single centre RCT of permissive hypotension (PH) compared to "standard treatment" (ST) of very preterm infants 24 to <30 weeks GA, with a mean BP lower than their GA has just appeared (Alderliesten T, et al. Treatment of Hypotension of Prematurity: a randomised trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025). In the intervention, PH, group, infants only received treatment if they developed signs of poor perfusion. In the ST group they immediately received a fluid bolus and a dopamine infusion, followed by adding dobutamine, then epinephrine, hydrocortisone was given if the baby needed more than just dopamine.

I wrote about this trial after last year's PAS meeting, mentioning that it looked like a potential significant improvement in respiratory care of the preterm The full publication confirms that is a real possibility. McEvoy CT, et al. Extended Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Infants Increases Lung Growth at 6 Months: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025;211(4):610-8. The trial enrolled 100 preterm infants (24 to 32 weeks GA) who had at least 24 hours of CPAP and were considered ready to have the CPAP stopped (5 cmH2O, 21% O2, without tachypnoea or retractions or frequent apnoea, and tolerating breaks from CPAP during care procedures).

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Liggins Institute in Auckland-led research has found that adults who were born preterm showed no statistically significant differences in diabetes, prediabetes, or dyslipidemia and had fewer cardiovas...

This cohort study investigates the association between umbilical cord pH values and the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes among newborns in Denmark, which has universal umbilical cord pH measurement.