Monthly Archives: October 2026

A vaccine to prevent prematurity?

Posted on 23 October 2026 by Keith Barrington

Reducing the incidence of prematurity is a goal that we have had little success with. The incidence differs greatly around the world, which leads me to think that there are probably underlying mechanisms that could be attacked to reduce the … Continue reading →

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Probiotics in the extremely preterm. Risks and benefits

Posted on 22 October 2026 by Keith Barrington

Many publications and some guidelines about the use of probiotics for NEC prevention in the preterm make the claim that the evidence is more reliable for the moderately preterm than for the extreme preterm. Many of the RCTs have not … Continue reading →

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Probiotics, risk-benefit ratio

Posted on 20 October 2026 by Keith Barrington

Many of you will know that I have been convinced for some time that probiotics can reduce the frequency of NEC. Once the data became strong enough, and safety seemed to be assured, we were, I think, the first Canadian … Continue reading →

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