The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#447 - [Journal Club] - πŸ“Œ Is phototherapy doing more harm than good in very preterm infants?
24 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this Journal Club episode, Ben and Daphna review a nationwide Swedish cohort study examining the association between phototherapy duration and neonatal outcomes in very preterm infants (22 to 31 weeks). The study’s primary outcome, late neonatal mortality on days 8 to 27, was not significantly associated with phototherapy duration. However, longer phototherapy exposure was associated with increased odds of severe neonatal morbidity, including IVH and BPD, in infants born a...