Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine providers offer care for babies with challenges due to premature birth, severe illness, or a congenital anomaly in North Carolina Children’s Hospital’s Newborn Critical Care Center (NCCC). Following discharge, many patients are evaluated in the Special Infant Care Clinic (SICC), a specialty outpatient clinic staffed by Neonatal-Perinatal providers and designed to promote the best developmental outcomes for these children. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine is extensively involved in ongoing clinical research with the goal of improving care delivered to critically ill newborns throughout the nation and around the world.
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE NEWS
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North Carolina Recognizes May 17 as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day
The University of North Carolina Department of Pediatrics is proud to share that May 17 has been officially recognized as Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day in North Carolina, following advocacy efforts involving UNC Children’s clinicians, the NEC Society, and state leaders. This designation, approved by Governor Josh Stein, highlights the importance of raising awareness of a devastating disease that affects the most medically fragile infants.
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Laughon Honored with EBNEO 2025 Impact Article of the Year
Congratulations to Dr. Matt Laughon, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, on earning the 2025 Impact Article of the Year (IAOTY) from the International Society for Evidence-Based Neonatology (EBNEO). The honor recognizes the landmark JAMA publication, “Expectant Management vs Medication for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants,” authored by Dr. Laughon and his collaborators with the NICHD Neonatal Research Network.
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UNC Pediatrics Celebrates Innovation at 2026 Evening of Scholarship
Pediatrics hosted its annual Thomas F. Boat Evening of Scholarship on May 11, 2026, in Roper Hall, bringing together trainees and faculty to present and award research spanning basic science, clinical care, quality improvement, and education. The event featured a keynote by Bob Vinci, MD, and highlighted outstanding projects and mentorship across a wide range of topics, from global health to genetic discovery.
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Three Elected to 2026 SOM Standing Committees
The 2026 standing committee election results are in. Drs. Laughon, Russell, and Vander Schaaf have won places on School of Medicine committees.