Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Bpd)

Going Beyond Lung Care for Babies With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

November 7, 2022 sarah JonasFeature Expert

The Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program takes a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to support each baby’s overall development. For Manvi Bansal, MD, one of the biggest challenges of caring for babies with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is dealing with “the elephant in the room.”

Human fetal lungs harbor a microbiome signature

January 17, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

The lungs and placentas of fetuses in the womb — as young as 11 weeks after conception — already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonize the lungs well before birth. How the microbes or microbial products reach those organs before birth is not known.

Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia

November 21, 2019 sarah JonasResearch Results

A novel newborn mouse model probes the effect of high oxygen concentration, or hyperoxia, on lung development of pups that are germ-free — with no microbes in their lungs. The model will show how different types of microbes that colonize human lungs at birth protect or make an infant more susceptible to life-threatening bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Premature Infant Heads to Home State after Spending More Than a Year in Unique NICU for Babies with Lung Disease

August 5, 2019 sarah JonasFeature

In a unique, hybrid model of care that includes both intensive care and a focus on neurodevelopment, the care team in the Comprehensive Center for bronchopulmonary dysplasia also addresses the medical, nutritional, developmental and social needs of patients diagnosed with severe BPD.