#MedTwitter it's been one week since I took my last call as a fellow. I've been mulling over this for much longer, but never felt like I had power to say it.
This is in no way all-inclusive or specific to medical training, but it is my experience.
A thread about kindness:
🚨 Important paper alert:
https://t.co/RtWKNlQP68
Report of our experience at @TCHFetalCenter with 200 spina bifida cases:
100 fetoscopic
41 open hysterectomy
59 postnatal
Fetoscopic group delivered at a median of 38.1w with 51% vaginal births.
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NICU staffing, generational changes, chasing patient acuity and ensuring patient safety with a work life balance while maintaining academic productivity. Excellent work by leaders in the field. @NeoConsortium@chrisbishopmd
For the first time, @AmerAcadPeds is calling for universal paid family and medical leave (PFML), which “has the power to improve an entire generation’s health.”
The AAP recommends the policy should be at least 12 weeks long and provide parity across all leave categories.
“In Summer 2024 alone, there were 3,622 eviction filings in Cincinnati according to the Princeton University Eviction Lab.”
https://t.co/ETklxA1Z80
By @JavariBurnettTV
In the year and a half following Dobbs, hundreds more infants died than expected in the US, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects.
Original study @JAMAPeds by @PSingh_OSU@mf_gallo here:
https://t.co/eKLI6Lzpv4
Infants died at higher rates in the US following the Supreme Court decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, new research finds https://t.co/Y1fKqHJCKI
📣 #neotwitter pub alert!
We interviewed division/practice leaders re: ideal neonatology staffing practices. We report @JPediatr on 4 primary themes:
-clinical & non-clinical aspects of work
-shift characteristics
-flexibility in the work environment
https://t.co/cA7yrNsvza
Is the academic neonatologist close to extinction? @neosatyan outstanding presentation at #DELPHI2024 poses critical questions about the future of academic #neonatology - and thus, for Pediatrics. A call to action acknowledging gender inequity, non-clinical effort, and more.