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Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - David J R Hutchon
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
David J R Hutchon, Memorial Hospital, United Kingdom

Up to 10 percent of babies require assistance at birth to commence breathing. This has been traditionally carried out away from the mother after the umbilical cord has been clamped. Early cord clamping was a routine at most births until ten years ago and remains common in any bab [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Jo Vrancken
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Jo Vrancken, PXL University College, Belgium

Procedural pain and discomfort during pediatric medical interventions remain a significant challenge for healthcare providers and families alike. While clinical guidelines emphasize pain management and child-centered care, little is known about how parents cognitively frame these [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Sergey Suchkov
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Sergey Suchkov, N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation

A new systems approach to diseased states and wellness result in a new branch in the healthcare services, namely, personalized & precision medicine (PPM). PPM as being the Grand Challenge to forecast, to predict and to prevent is rooted in a big and a new science generated by [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Steven M Donn
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)
Steven M Donn, University of Michigan Health, United States

Neonatal respiratory care has been characterized by tremendous technological advances over the past five decades. However, lost in the shuffle are some tried and true aspects of care that remain relevant but have fallen into disuse. This presentation will summarize the recent his [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Renee J Dufault
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)
Renee J Dufault, Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute, United States

Research in the area of nutritional epigenetics involves the study of atoms in food that impact gene behavior. Prenatal co-exposures to heavy metals are known to cause changes in DNA methylation patterns which impact gene behavior in offspring. A recent literature review was cond [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Zhenhuan Liu
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)
Zhenhuan Liu, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China

Objective: To investigate the effect of and Acupuncture on brain plasticity and motor development in children with cerebral palsy. Investigate effect on mechanism of apoptosis of brain nerve cells, regulating the expression of neurotrophic factors, promoting the remodeling of ner [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Shimona Clington Fernando
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Shimona Clington Fernando, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Background: Neonatal medicine is a highly specialised field providing critical and developmental care to infants with complex medical needs. Within the NHS, commissioning determines how such services are planned, funded and monitored to deliver equitable, high-quality care. [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Heidi Singleton
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Heidi Singleton, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

Background: Early-life gut microbiota development is pivotal for immune and metabolic programming. Caesarean delivery and perinatal antibiotic exposure are common interventions that may disrupt maternal, infant microbial transmission, yet their combined effects remain poorly unde [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Sergey Suchkov
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Sergey Suchkov, N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation

The greatest challenge of Personalized and Precision |Medicine (PPM) is to optimize pre-early (subclinical) diagnostics, predictive and prognostics procedures, and to identify curative therapies for every disease in a personalized way so that every individual gets benefit. To tha [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Swechhya Vaidya
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Swechhya Vaidya, Amrita Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Nepal

Neonatal sepsis remains a critical public health concern in low- and middle-income countries such as Nepal, where limited neonatal care resources and delayed diagnosis contribute to significant morbidity. Although survival rates have gradually increased with improvements in neona [....] » Read More

Speaker at Pediatrics and Neonatology 2026 - Patricia Vandergrift
Poster Presentation (Virtual)
Patricia Vandergrift, Novant Health, United States

Trigger: Late preterm infants (LPIs) (34-36 weeks gestation) require specialized support due to unique developmental challenges that increase readmission risks. The initial assessment identified significant variability in existing discharge methodologies across a Southeaster [....] » Read More

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