The Incubator Global Neonatal Podcast

In this episode, Shelly-Ann sits down with Dr. Scott Guthrie to discuss his global health work, SALSA, and quality improvement. He shares how working alongside neonatal teams in different settings has shaped his approach to improving care, including what he has brought back to his own practice in Tennessee. From introducing SALSA in Azerbaijan to adapting lessons from a delayed cord clamping project in Ethiopia, Scott describes how learning moves in both directions between higher- and lower-resource settings. We also discuss the practical work of implementing change, training teams, and approaching global partnerships with humility and respect for local expertise.
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Resources:
Article: SALSA a viable option for Middle Income and Low Income Countries https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35372140/
Article: Implementation of Surfactant Administration through Laryngeal or Supraglottic Airways (SALSA): A Jordanian NICU’s Journey to Improve Surfactant Administration https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36010038/
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Connect with Dr. Scott Guthrie: drsgu3@gmail.com
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Link to episode on youtube:  https://youtu.be/_riLsbA00JU

In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Dr. Franck Houndjahoue to explore what it takes to strengthen newborn care in humanitarian and post-conflict settings. Drawing on nearly a decade of experience in the Central African Republic and other low-resource contexts, Dr. Houndjahoue shares how rebuilding newborn services requires far more than equipment: it depends on partnerships, training, data, and local leadership.
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Connect with Dr Franck Houndjahoue by email: fhoundja@yahoo.fr

In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Isabelle Furaha, a Congolese-born mother living in Uganda, whose experience with prematurity and loss led her to create Mama Tulia Ministries. After losing a 26-week infant and later bringing home a daughter born at 33 weeks due to preeclampsia, Isabelle committed herself to supporting other mothers facing the same fear and uncertainty.
What began as simple hospital visits and prayer, grew into a community-based continuum of care, supporting vulnerable mothers and preterm infants after discharge. Isabelle shares how Mama Tulia evolved from one woman visiting NICUs, into an NGO providing home follow-up, temporary housing, nutrition support, ROP screening advocacy, family engagement, and mentorship for mothers across Uganda.
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Connect with Isabelle Furaha:  
https://tally.so/r/jagBkQ  
Mama Tulia Ministries  
Mama Tulia | Kampala 
https://www.instagram.com/mamatulia1/
Email: mamatuliaug@gmail.com

In this episode, Mbozu and Shelly-Ann sit down with Dr. Naana Wireko Brobby, a neonatologist leading national efforts to strengthen newborn care in Ghana. She shares a grounded view of daily life at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where high patient volumes, resource constraints, and continuous teaching shape clinical work.
The conversation traces her journey into neonatology, then moves into system-level change: building a national retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) telemedicine program, introducing caffeine citrate for apnea of prematurity, and advancing kangaroo mother care (KMC). Throughout, she highlights practical lessons on leadership, collaboration, and starting before conditions are perfect. 
Connect with Dr. Naana Ayiwa Wireko Brobby : Contact Form

In this episode, we explore a decade-long journey to transform newborn care in Ghana's Hohoe region, focusing on family systems of care, cross-cultural research collaborations, and innovative training approaches. In this episode we explore 
•The healthcare landscape for small and sick newborns in Ghana's Volta region
•The concept and application of family systems care versus family-centered care
•Development and adaptation of practical tools like genograms and echo maps for local    contexts
•Training healthcare providers in communication and relationship-building with families
•Case studies of integrating family involvement into neonatal care and outcomes
•The journey of collaborative research between colleagues

Resources mentioned in episode:
 Families' Perception of Cognitive and Emotional Support From Healthcare Professionals Across the Maternal and Newborn Care Continuum https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41546394/
Family systems care approaches and methodologies for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12529736/
Experiences of families and health professionals along the care continuum for low-birth weight neonates: A constructivist grounded theory study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.15566

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