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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Successfully Separates Conjoined Twin Boys

After nearly a year at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), conjoined twins Amari and Javar Ruffin were successfully separated by CHOP surgeons on August 21, 2024.

Novel Program to ‘CATCH’ a NICU Graduate’s Problems Early

Mar 26, 2024

The literature reports that one-third of 600 000 children in the United States who are dependent on medical technology are NICU graduates.

Spotlight on Current BPD-Focused Research Studies

Feb 13, 2024

It’s an exciting time for research in the bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) population here at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

CHOP Researchers Find NICU Antibiotic Use Decreased Substantially in Past Decade

Oct 9, 2023

Antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) decreased substantially over the past decade, according to CHOP researchers.

Psychologist Lindsay Zajac Adams Named POPPIES Award Winner

May 2, 2023

Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD, a pediatric psychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), was the November 2022 recipient of the monthly POPPIES Award.

Improving Delivery Room Resuscitation for Infants with Congenital Anomalies

Feb 3, 2023

CHOP has a core team that performs immediate stabilization and resuscitation of high-risk infants during the time immediately after birth.

CHOP Helps Develop New Guidelines for Neonatal Resuscitation Studies

Jan 12, 2023

CHOP researchers have led an international group of experts in developing new guidelines for neonatal resuscitation research.

CHOP Researchers Analyze National Registry Data on Perinatal COVID-19

Jan 6, 2023

CHOP researchers have found that before the wide availability of vaccines, newborns were infected with SARS-CoV-2 at variable rates and without apparent short-term effects.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates 5,000 Deliveries in Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit

Nov 29, 2022

More than 14 years after opening the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit, the world’s first birth facility exclusively for mothers carrying babies with known birth defects, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia celebrates its 5,000th delivery.

CHOP Study Shows Nearly One-Third of Extremely Premature Infants Develops Late-Onset Sepsis

Nov 11, 2022

CHOP researchers have found nearly one-third of very premature infants develop late-onset sepsis and that 1 in 2 infants born at 23 weeks or earlier either died and/or developed the infection.

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