The annual conference in perinatology organized by the Swedish Society for Perinatal Medicine took place in Stockholm on 24-25 October 2024. Three members of the N4 research group had abstracts accepted and gave an oral presentation during the conference; To then top this off, Pontus won the award for the best presentation of the conference […]
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On Wednesday 23 October 2024 there were news that two research grants had been awarded! First, Prof Magnus Domellöf was one of 15 researchers to receive a ‘spjutspets’ grant from Region Västerbotten for his project ‘Effects of fetal and infant nutrition on brain development and later cognitive/behavioral problems in children’.This project incorporates several studies including […]
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In October 2024 it was the 10-year anniversary for the Neonatal Nutrition & Gastroenterology Working Group within the Swedish Neonatal Society (https://neo.barnlakarforeningen.se/). Since its formation in 2014 the working group has organized a number of courses and training sessions and written and revised several guidelines including on Nutritional intake, Breastmilk management, Hypoglycemia, Osteopenia, Probiotics, Iron […]
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Every year, over 1,000 babies in Sweden are born before week 32. Thanks to rapid advances in neonatal care, the chances of survival are good, but the babies risk complications that can affect, among other things, brain development. Parental interaction with the child is an important factor in reducing the risk of complications, and in […]
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