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Neonatal medicine
Neonatologists are paediatric specialists whose expertise is looking after newborn infants or those born prematurely. Find out more about this sub-specialty.
News
BPSU study to look at neonatal complications of COVID-19
1 April 2020
The British Paediatric Surveillance Unit has now started collecting data on neonatal complications of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the UK and Northern Ireland. This study is needed to understand the impact of Coronavirus infection in newborn babies and babies born to mothers with Coronavirus, s...
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BPSU study - Neonatal complications of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Surveillance of the neonatal complications of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) commenced in March 2020. The study aims to find out how many babies develop coronavirus infection in the first month after birth, and how many babies born to women with coronavirus need neonatal care; describe which babies ...
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Widening differences in UK child mortality are not inevitable
5 March 2020
Every death of a child or young person is a unique tragedy. In coping with such events as healthcare professionals, we respond in personalised ways. A common question, though, is whether we did everything we could to prevent it. Did we examine thoroughly? Did we respond to results quickly? Did we li...
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BPSU study - Outcome of resuscitated term babies with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes of age
This surveillance study commenced in November 2020. This study will identify the incidence of term babies who receive resuscitation following birth and have no heart rate detected at 10 minutes of age: describe the demographic characteristics, clinical features and initial management of this populat...
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Your baby's care - measuring standards and improving neonatal care: archived reports 2015-2021
The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) works to improve standards of neonatal care in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man. We aim to make the information we gather and share in our annual reports accessible by publishing 'Your baby's care', our guide for parents and carers. You can do...
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We award a programme providing neurodevelopmental services to infants in Ghana
10 December 2019
We're delighted to announce this year's winner of the RCPCHÂ Global Programme Development Grant. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)'s one-year programme is identifying gaps in the quality of post-discharge care and how to make improvements and scale up, despite limited resources.
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BPSU study - Button battery ingestion, inhalation or insertion
BPSU surveillance of the unintentional ingestion, inhalation or insertion of button batteries in children requiring removal or attempted removal commenced in February 2021. This study will help inform services for the prevention and treatment of children who have accidentally swallowed or choked on ...
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»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË the workforce snapshot survey, in partnership with GIRFT
This study provided an 'on the ground' picture of shortages and day-to-day realities of people working in child health. This was done by conducting a snapshot of the general paediatric and neonatal workforce on two days in September 2019. The aim was to empower members with their own data, allowing ...
Committee
UK Neonatal Partnership Board
This is a forum for organisations leading on national maternity, neonatal and perinatal programmes of work, facilitating consistency in implementing services and initiatives that influence the care of babies and their families.