Nichd Neonatal Research Network

This study tested whether giving premature babies a drug called darbepoetin (Darbe) weekly soon after birth could improve their brain development and reduce the need for blood transfusions. The trial included 650 very preterm infants born between 23 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. Res…

This study tested a drug called milrinone in 66 newborn babies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a condition where a hole in the diaphragm allows organs to move into the chest, making it hard for the lungs to develop and work. The goal was to see if milrinone could safe…

This study looked at whether giving more blood transfusions (liberal strategy) to extremely low birth weight babies (under 2.2 pounds) helps them survive and develop better than giving fewer transfusions (restrictive strategy). Over 1,800 babies from NICUs across the U.S. took pa…