SOTA: Perils of the Newborn: A Cross-species Perspective

The newborn period is a time of extraordinary vulnerability across species, marked by rapid physiologic transition and narrow margins for error. In both human and veterinary medicine, clinicians confront shared challenges that include respiratory failure, sepsis, hemodynamic instability, and the consequences of prematurity. Drawing from both veterinary medicine and pediatric critical care, this session explores core principles of neonatal adaptation, early recognition of deterioration, and timely intervention, with an emphasis on insights that translate across species. By examining common pathophysiology and system-level approaches, we aim to strengthen care for our most fragile patients.