Honoured that our team Prof Sehgal and Zahrah Azman received a @heartfoundationau.bsky.social Vanguard Grant for our work that aims to reduce peri vascular fibrosis in the hearts of growth restricted neonates. Working towards the best start to life possible for our smallest most vulnerable babies.

NEW PAPER Compromised cardiopulmonary transition in fetal growth restricted and small for gestational age neonates Suboptimal fetal growth → altered cardiac structure/function → higher risk of impaired adaptation at birth, respiratory morbidity, and long-term CV risk. doi.org/10.1113/JP28...

New paper from our team: Pathogenesis of Preterm Intraventricular Haemorrhage karger.com/dne/article/... We review the maturational profile of cerebrovascular development in the preterm neonate. @hudsonresearch.bsky.social @bethjallison.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest paper on the pathogenesis of preterm intraventricular hemorrhage. Our study sheds new light on the complex interplay between the contribution of fetal and maternal factors. Check out the full paper to learn more about the important findings! karger.com/dne/article/...

Really looking forward to meeting all the students involved in the SRI INSPIRES at the congress in Charlotte! @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social

In this podcast, ahead of World Kidney Day 2025, I discuss why preterm birth and post-natal kidney injury can lead to increased mild kidney disease risk in adulthood. Early detection and treatment can reduce progression. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zr9r3-...

I am thankful to work in a very supportive female led workplace, but it can still feel like trying to work with one hand behind your back. There has been some improvements but the gender pay gap remains. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

In this cohort study, PISCOPO et al. analyze data from the the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network (ANZNN) to investigate the relationship between birth weight and IVH in very preterm neonates @atulmalhotra.bsky.social buff.ly/4hKcIhH #neosky #neoEBM #EBNEOalerts

In work completed by my fabulous PhD student Beth Piscopo, we undertook a large retrospective cohort study showing in very preterm infants the presence of SGA or suspected FGR is associated with a reduced rate of IVH, compared to infants without SGA/FGR. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Our first 2025 pub shows that growth restricted fetuses have significantly reduced dendrite outgrowth in hippocampal neurons. Reduced dendritogenesis in FGR offspring has implications for the development of hippocampal connectivity and long-term function. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39780443/

So well deserved @drabdulrazak.bsky.social. Congratulations

Thrilled to contribute to this groundbreaking work on cell therapy, where we successfully demonstrated that a targeted dose of stem cells can be obtained from extremely preterm infants and safely reinfused www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi... #neoEBM @atulmalhotra.bsky.social

Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's

A healthy pregnancy reduces risk of preterm birth. WHO recommends: 🤗 Quality & respectful antenatal care, inc. early ultrasound 🤗 Counselling on nutrition 🤗 Preventing tobacco & substance use 🤗 Vaccination to prevent flu and COVID-19 bit.ly/3CpTJDO

If your #NHMRC ideas grant was unsuccessful and you have a story to share about the impact of this on your #biomedicalresearch, career, team - get in touch. Federal DOH have asked #NARF to collect stories of impact of low funding. #SaveOzScience #DiscoveriesNeedDollars #EMCRs

Good luck to everyone waking up to Ideas Grants being announced. Interesting time to release them? #NHMRC

A heart-esque pictorial representation of my research program 🫀🫀👶🏼👶🏼 #fetalgrowthrestriction #cardiovasculardisease #developmentalprogrammingofdisease

New here! I am a fetal physiologist working to improve cardiovascular outcomes for babies with fetal growth restriction(FGR). Our latest paper just published www.mdpi.com/3043840 is a systematic review of the potential for antioxidants to be cardioprotective in FGR. Check it out 👇