The journal archive

Too many families continue to suffer the heartbreak of losing a baby

Nutrition eLearning for preterm and low birthweight infants in Africa

Dysphonia following preterm birth

Delivering NIPE screening: the application of human factor and quality improvement tools

The use of massage to reduce pain and stress associated with retinopathy of prematurity screening

Is surfactant administration via a supraglottic airway device as effective and safe as via a thin catheter in the trachea?

Developmental care: a guide to the latest products

Volume 19 Issue 4/July 2023

Parents to have access to extra paid leave when their baby is in neonatal care

A decade of action on global preterm birth: Born Too Soon update

Foundations in Neonatal Care: a multidisciplinary approach to training a neonatal workforce

Improving the effectiveness of aEEG monitoring: a novel CFM observation chart and a care bundle approach

Is cuffed endotracheal intubation in neonates a safe practice?

Lotus birth: an uncommon birth practice with possible neonatal complications

Unexpected neonatal herpes simplex virus infection in a premature newborn baby

Talking about lactation – the importance of shared decision making in antenatal anticipatory care planning

Nutrition support: a guide to the latest products

Volume 19 Issue 3/May 2023

Neonatal bilious vomiting: risk factors for surgical pathology

Non-pharmacological management in neonatal abstinence syndrome: an overview

Understanding the impacts of extreme heat on maternal and neonatal health outcomes

Current use of probiotics in neonatal units in England

The anatomy of compassion: courage, connection and safeness in perinatal practice

Evidence base for a care bundle to reduce IVH in preterm neonates

Neonatal jaundice: a guide to the latest equipment

ESPGHAN recommendations for enteral feeding in preterm infants

Volume 19 Issue 2/March 2023

Deterioration of the Newborn Framework for Practice: more than an observation chart

Compassionate mind training: feasibility and acceptability of a staff workshop

Oesophageal perforation masquerading as oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula in a very preterm infant

The role of the International Pediatric Simulation Society in supporting your simulation journey

Non-attendance of patients to the BCG vaccination clinic: a multifactorial conundrum

Using data to improve UK neonatal care: past, present and future

Enhancing therapeutic support for inpatient infants and families by introducing Lullaby Hour to the neonatal unit

A novel technique for umbilical artery catheter insertion in neonates

Neonatal resuscitation: a guide to the latest equipment

The importance of good data cannot be overemphasised

Volume 19 Issue 1/January 2023

Bovine-based breast milk fortifier and neonatal outcomes in premature infants of <32 weeks gestational age

Rusty pipe syndrome: a case report

NHS Resolution and the evolution of the Early Notification Scheme

Updates to Service and Quality Standards for Provision of Neonatal Care in the UK

The National Neonatal Audit Programme: monitoring standards of care and supporting quality improvement

Neonatal Palliative and End of Life Care (NPELC): developing skills through simulation education

Neonatal intubation skills: results of a national trainee survey

Early medical closure of patent ductus arteriosus: a survey of practice in UK neonatal intensive care units

Neonatal circulation: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 18 Issue 6/November 2022

Human milk oligosaccharides and necrotising enterocolitis

Introducing the new neonatal Operational Delivery Network speech and language therapists

Necrotising enterocolitis in a preterm infant with late-onset group B streptococcus sepsis and meningitis

pCO₂ variation in elective transfers of infants on non-invasive respiratory support

The implications and considerations of redirecting care in a local neonatal unit

An unusual course of a long line into a thoraco-epigastric vein in a preterm neonate

The hidden costs for families in neonatal care

BAPM annual conference: hearts and minds

Neonatal transport: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 18 Issue 5/September 2022

PREMSTEM: pushing forward the research agenda for neonatal innovation

The PAIR trial: is paracetamol the way forward in management of hsPDA?

Neonatal staff virtual debriefs: tips and pitfalls

Respiration: a guide to the latest equipment

Navigating between technological and relational practice in neonatal care

The role of the neonatal care coordinator: a report from the Northern Neonatal Network team

Investigating heart murmurs in neonates and children: reinvigorating the art of clinical medicine

Sharing insights into all things neonatal

Volume 18 Issue 4/July 2022

Maintaining quality of care through a pandemic and setting goals for future improvement

Optimising the management of respiratory distress in late preterm and early term babies

The impact of cognitive ergonomics in everyday clinical decision making and frontline tasks

Swaddle bathing: an improved experience for preterm infants

Use of a novel human milk-based fortifier in a preterm baby

Why do babies ‘bounce back’? A review of ScotSTAR neonatal transfers following repatriation over a four-year period

Supraventricular tachycardia induced by a peripherally inserted central catheter in a preterm baby

An evidence-based initiative to increase use of own mother’s milk in a NICU: the impact of COVID-19

Neuroprotection: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 18 Issue 3/May 2022

Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership: help wanted

Neurodevelopmental care: tips and tricks for parents in special care

Pseudotumoral cystitis: a case of acute urinary retention in a newborn

The impact of a local QI project to avoid hypothermia and maintain normothermia in preterm infants following delivery

Using servo-control as a part of a normothermia bundle during delivery room resuscitation of preterm infants

Anxiety: an invisible complication of pregnancy

Psychosocial support provision for parents: an audit of UK neonatal units

Translation of in situ neonatal high-fidelity simulation training: identification and mitigation of latent safety threats

Temperature management: a guide to the latest products

Better at Home training suite offers vital support for sick children

Volume 18 Issue 2/March 2022

The BAPM framework for pre-hospital management of the baby born at extreme preterm gestation

Renal profiles in extreme prematurity: a three-year review

Healthcare professionals’ views to inform revision of the NEWTT tool

Syphilis: a re-emerging infection with potentially fatal consequences for the neonate

Neonatal grid training experiences: a UK-wide survey

The Memory Milk Gift Initiative: donation after loss

Developmental care: a guide to the latest products

Coffee bean sign in a preterm neonate on an abdominal X-ray

Helping perinatal nurses cope with patient death

Simulation-based curriculum development and team training for neonatal transport: a Canadian experience

A welcome result of an unwelcome virus? Evaluation of video consultations within a neonatal service

LCHAD deficiency and extreme prematurity: challenging aspects of nutritional management

A dorsal urethral cyst in a newborn:an image case report

Volume 18 Issue 1/January 2022

Family integrated care – what, why and how?

Developing newly qualified nurses’ confidence within neonatal intensive care

A midwifery-led newborn discharge pathway: an effective and innovative way of workforce management

Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection: maternal risk stratification and management of at-risk neonates

Less invasive surfactant administration (LISA): experience from a local neonatal unit

Impact of COVID-19 on term admissions to neonatal care

Nursing management of neonates undergoing screening for retinopathy of prematurity

‘GO to Mum’: a QI project to keep mothers and babies together

Quiz: A baby with bilateral eye swellings

Nutrition support: a guide to the latest products

Volume 17/Issue 6, November 2021

A floppy baby with elevated right hemidiaphragm and large stomach bubble on chest radiograph: what’s the diagnosis?

The role of procalcitonin when reviewing antibiotics for possible early onset infection

Congenital myofibroma: an unusual neonatal presentation

Designing a neonatal teaching programme that works for trainees

Intra-thoracic lesions mimicking congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Perinatal post-mortem consent: a national survey

Management challenges in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Stuck inside a hall of mirrors: facets of mum guilt on the SCBU

Addressing inequalities in perinatal care

Volume guarantee ventilation in a NICU: a review of practice

Practical considerations for deferred cord clamping with intact cord stabilisation

Volume 17/Issue 5, September 2021

Establishing a neonatal telemedicine service in Liverpool

Do we know how to treat PDA with paracetamol? Current evidence on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of paracetamol for hsPDA closure in extreme preterm infants

Nocardial pneumonia in an extremely preterm infant

Therapeutic hypothermia in neonates: do we cool outside the entry criteria?

Defining a fetal deprivation sequence

Problems and perceptions around severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Peer support in neonatal care: a collaborative approach

COVID-19: effects on breastfeeding rates at discharge from the NNU

Neonatal transport: a guide to the latest equipment

Research News

Volume 17/Issue 4, July 2021

When should a neonatal death be referred to the coroner? Initiation of a guideline to aid decision making

An atypical presentation of Apert syndrome: diagnostic difficulty and the patient journey

Shared decision making: translating guidance into practice

Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy: what’s new in BAPM’s latest framework for practice?

Developments in allied health professionals’ role in UK neonatal units: a speech and language therapy perspective

Facial paralysis in Haddad syndrome: a case report of Ondine-Hirschsprung’s syndrome with a novel clinical feature

Neonatal jaundice: a guide to the latest equipment

Is pressure support ventilation superior or more physiological as a weaning mode when compared to other conventional modes in the NICU?

An unusual case of refractory hypotension in an extremely preterm baby

Sodium valproate – can it mask neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus?

Volume 17/Issue 3, May 2021

A call for zero separation – restrictive policies and their impact on neonatal care in light of COVID-19

S. capitis on the rise in neonatal clinical samples

Optimising early maternal breast milk for preterm babies: a quality improvement toolkit

A newborn with wrinkly skin: what is the diagnosis?

Perinatal asphyxia: don’t forget the placenta

Persistent left superior vena cava and the correct interpretation of a peripherally inserted central catheter tip position

Congenital epulis and differential diagnoses of a neonatal oral mass

Trauma in fathers following complicated childbirth: the need for intervention

Parent simulation education – early implementation on the NICU

Respiration: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 17/Issue 2, March 2021

Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection: is this a vertical transmission?

Managing the difficult neonatal airway: a BAPM framework for practice

Cardiorespiratory events after first vaccination of preterm infants born before 33 weeks’ gestation

Consideration of care in a preterm neonate with an extremely rare skeletal dysplasia

Parental access to neonatal units: inconsistency during the COVID-19 pandemic

Arachnoid cyst: a review and report of two rare cases

Fetal renin-angiotensin system blockade: two case reports

Peripheral insertion of double-lumen longlines using the Seldinger technique in preterm newborns: experience in a tertiary neonatal unit

Quiz: A newborn with arrhythmia – thinking beyond conduction pathways

Neuroprotection: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 17/Issue 1, January 2021

NNAP can help neonatal units to plan improvement

The smallest ever surviving baby in the UK

Management and outcome for babies born with a gastroschisis

Management of lactation following the death of a baby

Congenital enterovirus infection case series: early recognition can improve outcome

Adjusting umbilical central lines using echocardiography ultrasound

Home oxygen in neonatal chronic lung disease

Can we do better? Procedural pain relief in neonates: a quality improvement initiative

Nutritional intake of preterm infants – an audit of practice at a tertiary neonatal unit in Scotland

The Fetal, Antenatal, Neonatal and Surgical clinic: multidisciplinary team working to support families

Independent prescribing from an ANNP perspective: a reflective analytical case study

Using a photo/video messaging system in the Acute Neonatal Transfer Service

Temperature management: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 16/Issue 6, November 2020

Antenatal optimisation for preterm infants less than 34 weeks: a quality improvement toolkit

Embrace: supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff

Health visitor’s role in supporting sick and preterm babies and their families

Lincolnshire listens – our ‘neonatal parent voice’

Neonatologist-performed echocardiography: a pilot programme for delivering training and maintaining accreditation

Exposure to noise during neonatal transport and its impact on hearing

Effects of interactive behavioural cues-based massage on hyperbilirubinaemia, breastfeeding and growth of term infants

Supporting parents to read to their infants on a level 2 neonatal unit: launch of a neonatal library

Quiz: Haematochezia in a preterm neonate

Volume 16/Issue 5, September 2020

A rare and unusual presentation of aplasia cutis congenita

Waving goodbye to the baby train: reducing mother-infant separation and drug errors by collaborative working

Transient peripheral vasospasm in a preterm newborn infant: a case report

Bone health of extremely preterm infants: screening, monitoring and management of metabolic bone disease of prematurity

Stoma associated morbidity in the preterm infant

NEC UK: providing support to families affected by necrotising enterocolitis

A neonatal nutrition network for sub-Saharan Africa

Changing referral patterns, reduced feeding-related problems and changes in breastfeeding during COVID-19

COVID-19 surveillance swabbing in a tertiary NICU

A structured approach to facilitate the reintroduction of parents in transport during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Nocturnal sleep architecture of preterm infants in the NICU

Volume 16/Issue 4, July 2020

Development of better teamwork on a NICU using the TeamSTEPPS concept

Using the PARCA-R to assess children’s cognitive and language development at two years of age

Mortality data by day of life: should this be part of parental counselling on the neonatal unit?

Administration of surfactant via the LISA technique in a level 3 unit in Scotland

A neonate with congenital nephrotic syndrome

Administering the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale within a neonatal unit

Supporting doctors to deliver paediatric palliative care on neonatal units: the development of a curriculum

What do we know about COVID-19 in infants?

Minimising COVID-19 transmission risk during neonatal transport: a practical approach from ANTS

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on neonatal care

Volume 16/Issue 3, May 2020

National research to understand and better manage neonatal COVID-19

Interruption of high flow nasal oxygen during transfer

Practical considerations for the emergency delivery of babies from mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19

COVID-19: reflections on childbirth and neonatal care in Italy

Parents are caregivers not visitors, even during a pandemic

Embrace neonatal MRI system: mitigating infection risk in the NICU

The role of simulation in preparing a response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Advancing the science of human milk to benefit more infants

COVID-19: the importance of healthcare professionals in protecting human milk and breastfeeding

Response of UK milk banks to ensure the safety and supply of donor human milk in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Simultaneous epidermolysis bullosa, pyloric atresia and imperforate anus in a newborn

Working with parents with seriously ill children and understanding the impact on their mental health

Volume 16/Issue 2, March 2020

BAPM Frameworks for Practice: supporting neonatal staff to optimise perinatal care

Getting it right – the critical window to effectively establish lactation

What a difference the Bliss Baby Charter makes

Relieving paternal stress in the NICU

A neonatal short-term home nasogastric tube feeding programme

A multidisciplinary approach to the implementation of non-pharmacological strategies to manage infant pain

Fetal medicine training for neonatal trainees: a national survey

Respiration: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 16/Issue 1, January 2020

Organ donation saves lives – whatever the age of the donor

NHS Resolution’s Early Notification scheme: learning from avoidable brain injuries at birth

Improving bereavement care for those affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby

Guidelines for the management of babies who are accidentally dropped in hospital: have these been developed in your service?

Neonatal loss – our journey

Developmental dysplasia of the hips: a three-year cross sectional study of hip screening in Leeds

Full milk feeding from day one for preterm infants

Sepsis and central line-associated neonatal infection: a care bundle QI project

Challenges in reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary neonatal unit: an ongoing quality improvement project

UHCW celebrates Baby Friendly accreditation

Neonatal transport: a guide to the latest equipment

Embracing excellence in neonatal transport

Volume 15/Issue 6, November 2019

LactaMap, an online lactation care support system

Feeling good about feeding babies

Can we eradicate maladministration of expressed breast milk using a risk analysis approach?

Prevention is indeed better than cure: the successful management of neonatal haemochromatosis

Improving educational outcomes for children born preterm: a new approach

The development and impact of the ENNP role in the NICU

Enhancing trainee endotracheal intubation skills on the NICU

Research News

Extending horizons in perinatal medicine: The fifth Swansea Perinatal Symposium (SWAPS 2019)

Celebrating excellence in neonatal care and prioritising family involvement: Bliss Baby Charter Conference, Leicester

Using social media to improve the communication bottleneck in learning from risk incidents

Implementing the NeoFlow bonnet in clinical practice

Volume 15/Issue 5, September 2019

Reaching new audiences: entering the digital age with information and support

Swaddling the newborn infant: then and now

Enteral tube feeding in infants

Expressing parameters, maternal milk yield and discharge breastfeeding outcomes – proposing future avenues of research

Management and outcome for babies born with an exomphalos

Haemorrhagic shock revealing a neonatal Wilms’ tumour

Speech and language therapy referrals following Bayley-III developmental assessment on ex-preterms

Video vs direct laryngoscopy. Success rates and confidence: a feasibility study

REaSoN 2019. The winners are…

Volume 15/Issue 4, July 2019

The changing picture of neonatal abstinence syndrome: ‘new drugs on the block’

Neonatal units in London: a Russian doctor’s observations

Even less invasive: refinement of the LISA procedure improves success with less sedation

Nutrition for the most unwell babies

PReCePT: reducing cerebral palsy through improving uptake of magnesium sulphate in preterm deliveries

Neonatal abstinence syndrome: a current update

Craniotabes: a case of congenital deformation of the skull

Exploring the landscape of the ANNP workforce: results of a UK-wide survey

Phototherapy at home for the treatment of neonatal jaundice: a patient-centred pilot project

Saving Babies’ Lives Version 2: a care bundle to reduce perinatal mortality

Volume 15/Issue 3, May 2019

Bliss campaigns to extend parental leave for all parents on the neonatal unit

Tamba’s Maternity Engagement Project supports positive outcomes

Airway management in neonatal intensive care units: the PIC-NIC survey

Who looks after neonates with intestinal failure in the UK? A survey of practice

Optimising the delivery of parenteral nutrition in newborn care

Recognising the need for a career pathway for advanced neonatal nurse practitioners

Home oxygen for infants leaving neonatal units: a nationwide survey

Cleft palate and oral synechiae in a newborn infant

A clarification on dummies for infants on neonatal units: unreliable decontamination in practice

Parent-led ward rounds on the neonatal unit

Leading lactation researchers call for more own mother’s milk, for more babies, for longer

Volume 15/Issue 2, March 2019

Each Baby Counts: the 2018 progress report

BAPM’s latest framework for practice: Q&A

Delivery room cuddles for preterm babies: should we be doing more?

Quality improvement in the NICU: increasing the use of own mother’s milk

The red hat pathway: reducing avoidable NNU admissions for hypoglycaemia

Comparing international survival rates of extremely preterm infants: the impact of variation in reporting signs of life

The Great North Neonatal Biobank: using salvaged samples to facilitate novel translational research in preterm infants

BadgerNet admission data entry: a quality improvement project

Volume 15/Issue 1, January 2019

Failed diagnosis of GBS in newborns costs the NHS millions in negligence claims

Bliss funds research to understand pain in premature babies

A nurturing programme on the neonatal surgical ward

Keeping Mothers and Babies Together: implementing a single, simplified pathway for at-risk infants

Noah’s Star: a volunteer sibling support service to facilitate family-integrated care

The NMPA – evaluating care processes and outcomes to identify good practice and areas for improvement

Nursing student knowledge and compliance with SIDS prevention strategies

Multidisciplinary antenatal and perinatal palliative care

SIGNEC Sixth International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Letter to the Editor. Dummies for infants on neonatal units and the impossibility of adequate decontamination

Expert Commentary. Dummies and non-nutritive sucking for preterm infants in neonatal care

Volume 14/Issue 6, November 2018

Cutting tongue ties may not help infants to breastfeed

Using national audit data and recommendations to drive local quality improvement initiatives

UK initiative launched to improve support for fathers on neonatal units

Surfactant therapy – past, present and future

Champagne and bloody taps: can we improve the success rate of neonatal lumbar punctures?

MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report: UK perinatal deaths for births in 2016

Umbilical catheters: safety issues and update to the current BAPM framework for care

A two-year comparative study of admissions of term neonates for hypoglycaemia: what have the BAPM recommendations changed?

Experts share research and quality improvement initiatives

Volume 14/Issue 5, September 2018

Extending horizons in perinatal medicine

Estimating length of stay for very preterm babies

Maternally-administered massage and weight gain in preterm and low birthweight infants: a systematic review

Optimising feeding and nutrition for preterm infants

A survey of newborn babies admitted for the treatment of jaundice

Learning from neonatal clinical incidents: a rare complication of lower limb PICC insertion

The role of the paediatric cardiac nurse specialist in delivering cardiology services

The Irish Neonatal Health Alliance – empowerment, education, partnership

Supporting better mental health on the NNU – for parents and staff

News

Volume 14/Issue 4, July 2018

Fathers in the NICU: what type of support do they want?

Group B Strep: its impact on families and how best to support them

Improving practice using the wrapped tucked position for lumbar punctures

Specialised milk feeds for term and preterm infants

A staphylococcal cerebral abscess in a preterm infant

Breastfeeding very low birthweight infants in Brazil: a successful experience

About Neonatal Care: Bliss’ latest information booklet to support and empower parents

Do mothers understand the reasons for giving vitamin K to their newborn babies?

Creating a nurturing environment at Aberdeen: sharing ideas ‘across the pond’

Volume 14/Issue 3, May 2018

Removing barriers to effective care of infants with necrotising enterocolitis

Neonatal transitional care – a concept not a place

Hearts Milk Bank: developing the ‘bank with a difference’

National UK survey of blood warming devices for neonatal exchange transfusion

Experts discuss babies with an uncertain future

Bliss Neonatal Excellence awards: celebrating outstanding individuals, teams and projects

Under pressure – a forgotten complication of umbilical catheter insertion

Dead space volumes of catheters and drug delivery: does it matter?

Letter to the editor: Discussing cows’ milk protein and NEC

News

Volume 14/Issue 2, March 2018

BAPM’s Neonatal Service Quality Indicators – what are they and how should they be used?

Increasing capacity for the provision of evidence-based human milk and breastfeeding support

The temporal relationship between exposure to bovine milk products and surgical NEC in preterm infants

NICE guidance for developmental follow-up of children born preterm

Knitted items – potential for harm to babies?

Nursing the surgical neonate part 2: how can we deliver best practice now and in the future?

Simulation-based education for neonatal skills training and its impact on self-efficacy in post-registration nurses

Management considerations in congenital laryngotracheal stenosis

News

Volume 14/Issue 1, January 2018

New RCOT guideline highlights the potential contribution of occupational therapy to the neonatal multidisciplinary team

MRF’s eTool: improving the recognition, diagnosis and management of bacterial meningitis

Neonatal and infant organ donation: a challenging concept?

Knowledge of neonatal organ donation among middle grade (registrar) doctors in tertiary neonatal units

Developmentally accurate body posture of newborn infants: a quality assessment using the neoPAW score

Maternity and neonatal safety: new initiatives for improvements in England

Nursing the surgical neonate part 1: developing a neonatal surgical outreach service

Campaign for change: a move towards better facilities for parents

Perinatal Echovirus-11: a potentially fatal infection

Optimising human milk feeds is vital for future outcomes

Improving team engagement at Birmingham Women’s Hospital: a stand-up solution

News

SIGNEC Fifth International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Volume 13/Issue 6, November 2017

Shared data may lead to better neonatal practice but variation in key measures shows improvement is still needed

Each Baby Counts: lessons learned from babies born in 2015

Improving the early detection of cleft palate in the UK

The use of ECMO to treat infection in paediatric patients

Congenital hepatic arteriovenous malformation with persistent pulmonary hypertension: an unusual presentation

The importance of two-year follow-up assessments in neonatal trials: overcoming the challenges of obtaining data

Helping Babies Breathe in Madagascar: neonatal resuscitation training in the era of sustainable development goals

News

Rainbow Trust neonatal care: caring for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness

BAPM annual conference: excellence in perinatal practice

Infusing TPN in babies too rapidly poses risk of severe harm and death

Volume 13/Issue 5, September 2017

Glucose monitoring and management in the NICU – how are we doing?

Trauma-informed, neuroprotective care for hospitalised newborns and infants

The National Bereavement Care Pathway: striving to improve the standard of care

Maintaining Baby Friendly neonatal standards

Introducing an individualised ‘plan for the day’ in the NICU

Implementing and improving less invasive surfactant administration (LISA)

Large anterior fontanelle and low vitamin D in neonates: a potential early recognition sign

Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education: an innovative, educational pathway for neonatal healthcare professionals

The Emily Harris Foundation: ensuring a legacy continues at King’s Mill Hospital

The third Swansea Perinatal Symposium (SWAPS 2017)

And the winners are…

Volume 13/Issue 4, July 2017

Tamba’s Big Research Appeal: helping multiple birth families

The ESPGHAN complementary feeding position paper 2017

Does a new neonatal teaching programme meet paediatric trainees’ needs and RCPCH curriculum requirements?

Understanding NHS financial pressures – good news for neonatal services?

Giving babies the best chance to thrive

Parents as partners in care: the Integrated Family Delivered Care project

Screening for early onset neonatal sepsis in asymptomatic infants

C-reactive protein in otherwise well babies with risk factors for sepsis

Zinc deficiency in a preterm breastfed infant

Increasing staff retention by facilitating neonatal nurse development to an enhanced level

News

A better start for babies: ventilation without cord clamping

Volume 13/Issue 3, May 2017

The feeding of sick and vulnerable newborns: an urgent call for an independent enquiry

Tongue tie and breastfeeding – why the controversy?

Tongue tie and tongue tie division: a significant problem needing intervention or are too many babies being treated?

Congenital renal tract abnormalities: a neonatal perspective

Tongue tie: appropriately qualified and trained staff are essential

Caffey disease – an unusual neonatal presentation

Preparing neonatal nurses for difficult conversations with parents

Assessing the impact of the Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant course

News

The world’s leading researchers agree: 130 million babies need breast milk now

Creating lasting memories at Bradford’s Snowdrop Suite

Volume 13/Issue 2, March 2017

Unexpected death in infancy: helping parents to understand why their child has died

Saving Lives at Birth: novel microarray patch to treat neonatal sepsis receives international funding

The economic benefits of providing human milk to preterm infants

Neonatal feeding: care and outcomes following gastrointestinal surgery

The PRISM studies: improving children’s mathematics skills following very preterm birth

The importance of core outcome sets and developing one for neonatal care

The European Inhaled Nitric Oxide Registry

Neonatal care in Scotland: the opportunity for change

Resources to support safer care for full-term infants

Neonatal air ambulance takes off in Wales

News

Volume 13/Issue 1, January 2017

Bereavement care in the UK: variability in resources and approaches

A huddle and a ‘druggle’ to improve patient safety on the neonatal unit

National initiatives for maternity and neonatal safety in England

Standardising neonatal parenteral nutrition: a suggested approach

Infant feeding: changing the conversation

Using the RCPCH e-portfolio for trainee ANNPs: a three-year evaluative study

Abstracts from the UK National Neonatal Transport Group Conference

Exploring the current research agenda to reduce SIDS

World Prematurity Day: supporting families at Coventry NNU

SIGNEC UK Fourth International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Volume 12/Issue 6, November 2016

Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: guidelines for professionals

Shared learning is key to overcoming neonatal ward shortcomings

Inhaled nitric oxide therapy for hypoxaemic respiratory failure following preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

Identifying and managing clinical risks in newborn babies

Standardising neonatal respiratory support: a quality improvement initiative

An update on neonatal parenteral nutrition

Intravenous bolus administration of caffeine citrate in premature babies

Combining forces for preterm infants – the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI)

News

Butterfly Project: supporting parents who have lost a baby from a multiple pregnancy

Emphasising the importance of haemodynamic assessment of neonates

Volume 12/Issue 5, September 2016

Revisiting the role of consent in neonatal medicine: legal considerations and the need for empirical research

Services for Wales’s sickest infants under pressure: Bliss baby report for Wales 2016

Each Baby Counts: halving the incidence of stillbirth, neonatal death and severe brain injury by 2020

Noise in the NICU: how prevalent is it and is it a problem?

Intestinal obstruction and the double bubble sign

Common misconceptions about tongue tie

In situ simulation in neonatal transport

The Family Nurse Partnership: next steps

Analysis of term admissions to neonatal care: a re-audit

News

The daily capacity huddle: improving NICU patient flow

Highlighting the importance of neonatal nutrition

Volume 12/Issue 4, July 2016

Under-resourced transport services for the UK’s sickest infants: new Bliss research

MBRRACE-UK perinatal mortality surveillance report: UK perinatal deaths for births in 2014

Considerations for infant aeromedical transport in England

The power of words: respond to improve

A jaundice community project

Neonatal early onset sepsis: a reflection on the NICE guidance

Intra-cardiac thrombus in a preterm infant: a management conundrum

Providing nursing support in a resource-poor NICU

Southampton neonatal unit: first to receive Bliss Baby Charter accreditation for family-centred care

News

Improving outcomes for the mother and her child. Second Swansea Perinatal Symposium (SWAPS 2016).

Volume 12/Issue 3, May 2016

Maternal gene therapy for placental insufficiency

Learning from incidents

Family-integrated care in the neonatal unit

Catch-up growth and the developmental origins of health in preterm infants

Advancements in genetic testing in infancy

Modelling neonatal care pathways: investigating length of stay for preterm infants

Family-centred discharge planning from neonatal care units

NICU handovers – are we doing them right? Lessons from an audit

How the unique components of breast milk protect health in later life

News

Volume 12/Issue 2, March 2016

Reaching every baby born premature or sick: Bliss’ new strategy

Planning and implementation of a pulse oximetry screening programme

Preparing for ward management: a neonatal network perspective

Assessing the impact of a neonatal management course

The Minidex trial: does very low dose dexamethasone improve lung function in preterm infants?

Preventing hypothermia: a three-year comparative review in a tertiary neonatal unit

Maternal experiences of preterm birth

A virilised female infant with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: could this have been prevented?

News

Focus – Exeter neonatal unit: first to receive full Baby Friendly accreditation

Volume 12/Issue 1, January 2016

Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects

Improving recognition, treatment and outcome of bacterial meningitis in infants

How do we determine oral readiness in infants?

Scottish Patient Safety Programme – the neonatal perspective

Shining light on the newborn brain

Infants born at the limits of viability: how management decisions impact on parents and the NHS

Congenital cutaneous candidiasis and Candida albicans brain abscesses in a preterm infant

SIGNEC and the Third International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Volume 11/Issue 6, November 2015

Bliss report: neonatal staff under unprecedented pressure

Reducing newborn mortality through people-centred capacity development

The Baby-OSCAR trial: rationale and practicalities

Breast milk: a source of stem cells and protective cells for the infant

Embrace five years on – where are we now?

Airway clearance techniques: examining the effectiveness of a physiotherapy-led training programme

Using an individualised approach to understand term admissions: the Homerton experience

Reinforcing the role of a cardiac-focused physical examination for all infants

Volume 11/Issue 5, September 2015

Involving parents in research

Leading the way: improving patient safety as a network

A proactive approach to harm prevention: identifying latent risks through in situ simulation training

Breastfeeding: how do they do it? Infant sucking, swallowing and breathing

Challenges in donor breast milk banking: regional survey of an operational delivery network

The use of clinical audit in successfully implementing a change of clinical practice in developmental positioning

Development of guidelines for health professionals supporting parents who have lost a baby from a multiple pregnancy

Educational intervention on preterm infants’ behaviours for the promotion of parental confidence

Volume 11/Issue 4, July 2015

Making decisions to limit treatment in life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a framework for practice

Collaborating to accelerate the development of safe and effective therapies for neonates

Parents in the neonatal unit: how to prevent stress, anxiety and depression

Analysis of term admissions to neonatal care

Taking neonatal care to the next level

Investigating available resources on loss from a multiple pregnancy to inform practice

The role of radiology in child abuse

Tracheal agenesis: a lethal malformation

Volume 11/Issue 3, May 2015

Concerns about consent, the NICE guidelines regarding resuscitation and early cord clamping

Infant welcomes two new faces to the board

National reporting of neonatal patient safety incidents – can it make a difference?

Breastfeeding expectations

Assessment and management of infant feeding

Learning neonatal intubation with a video laryngoscope

Bezoar and bowel obstruction associated with the use of anti-gastro-oesophageal reflux medication in neonates

A literature review of parents’ experiences of kangaroo care in the neonatal unit

Access to breast milk in the first moments of life is critical

Volume 11/Issue 2, March 2015

Neonatal organ donation: thinking ahead

Patient Safety: Working as a neonatal network to undertake enhanced peer review of infection prevention and control

The antenatal diagnosis and surgical management of congenital epulis

Prevention of late-onset sepsis in the neonate

The management and diagnosis of syndromic craniofacial cases

The desaturating intubated neonate: is DOPE enough?

An operational neonatal patient acuity tool for measuring clinical dependency of each infant on a unit

All Babies Count: support for vulnerable parents and their babies

Volume 11/Issue 1, January 2015

Pregnancy, a missed opportunity to influence later health

Improving patient safety: achievements and future developments

Volume-targeted ventilation in newborn infants

A case of Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy and diabetes: presentation, diagnosis and management

Under the spotlight: the Queen Charlotte’s Hospital Milk Bank at 75

Autoinflammatory diseases: cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes presenting in the newborn and first year of life

SIGNEC U.K. and the Second International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Volume 10/Issue 6, November 2014

Thanks and farewell to Christine Bishop

Improving patient safety and outcomes in the Leeds Neonatal Service – the role of the simulation training programme

The process and outcomes of setting research priorities about preterm birth – a collaborative partnership

A foster carers’ training package for home treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome: facilitating early discharge

A vitamin K prophylaxis survey among breastfeeding mothers

Bliss Baby Charter Grant Fund: supporting units to improve family-centred care

Intraventricular haemorrhage in prematurity

A case of a rapid skin eruption caused by zinc deficiency

Volume 10/Issue 5, September 2014

Reflections on eight years as an officer of BAPM

Patient safety feature – TPN and infections with Bacillus cereus: important lessons for neonatal staff

Contemporary imaging of retinopathy of prematurity

Lactoferrin supplementation for very preterm infants

The effects of migration on neonatal intensive care outcomes

Did they use it? A qualitative study exploring transfer of ‘attitudes and behaviours’ from simulation to workplace

Pedal oedema in a newborn male

Nutrition following surgery in the preterm infant

Volume 10/Issue 4, July 2014

Pressure Points: the case for better postnatal care

All change at Infant

Decoding the bacterial microbiome of preterm babies – insights, unknowns and opportunities

After compression, time for decompression: debriefing after significant clinical events

An assessment tool for infants requiring nasal continuous positive airway pressure

Father-staff relationships in a neonatal unit: being judged and judging

Effect of thyroxine on elevated creatinine levels in central hypothyroidism

Patient safety alerts and the new three-stage alerting system

Volume 10/Issue 3, May 2014

Neonatal Operational Delivery Networks – one year on

Join us to help improve patient safety

Nutritional management in necrotising enterocolitis

Vaccinating preterm infants: why the delay?

Dissecting an ANNP: a closer look at the role

Preparing for a low incidence-high risk event with conjoined twins

Training and confidence levels among health professionals attending newborn deliveries

Emanuel syndrome with unique cardiac defects: a case series

Volume 10/Issue 2, March 2014

Launching ARNI, an advanced course for resuscitation of the newborn infant

The real cost of having a premature or sick baby

Non-invasive respiratory support in preterm infants: do we need more evidence?

Non-nutritive sucking for infants: what are the issues?

Rare Diseases Day: targeting unknown diseases in children

Evolution of neonatal resuscitation with intact placental circulation

Bilateral dacryocystoceles causing respiratory difficulty: a case report and literature review

A preterm infant with progressive abdominal distension

Volume 10/Issue 1, January 2014

Does premature birth have implications for later adult health?

Human immunodeficiency virus and infant feeding

Xenon as a neuroprotective treatment in neonatal encephalopathy

Neonatal abstinence syndrome: the role of breastfeeding

A case of an abnormal thyroid screen

An outbreak of ESBL-producing E. coli in a NICU

Managing neonatal pain while rationalising the use of morphine using a structured systematic approach

Volume 9/Issue 6, November 2013

The importance of family-centred care

The ANNP investigated…

HeRO monitoring in the NICU: sepsis detection and beyond

Oxytocin effects in mothers and infants during breastfeeding

Seizures in a neonate on zidovudine prophylaxis

The nurse’s role in a suxamethonium-based neonatal rapid sequence intubation

Focus on Rosie Hospital, Cambridge: Maximising opportunities in new premises

SIGNEC U.K. and the First International Conference on Necrotising Enterocolitis

Volume 9/Issue 5, September 2013

Facing challenging times in neonatal nursing

A well-earned retirement for Claire Greig, Nursing Editor

Flat back of head: positional or pathological?

VACTERL-H syndrome

Reflecting on intravenous drug administration: towards safer practice

Should we use olive oil or sunflower oil on a preterm infant’s skin?

Beta-casein proteins and infant growth and development

Building a local neonatal unit fit for the future

Cutting the cord: an international conference

Volume 9/Issue 4, July 2013

Neonatal organ donation – why not?

MBRRACE-UK and the UK-wide national Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme – an update

Long-term health of babies born close to term

Neurocritical care for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy: cooling and beyond

A case of cystic hygroma of the chest

Increasing awareness and adherence to infection control on a NICU

Abandoned babies: the Malaysian ‘baby hatch’

Service development, NICU expansion and dune bashing in Abu Dhabi

Volume 9/Issue 3, May 2013

Neonatal networks in the new NHS England landscape

Innovating for life awards

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in 2013

Supporting skin-to-skin care in the neonatal unit

The neonatal experience – loss and grief without a bereavement

Addressing learning needs in neonatal care: an overview of resources for self-directed learning

Vulval mass in the newborn period – a case report

Database development, monitoring and improvements in neonatal outcome

Developing a new identity at Royal Bolton

Cardiff meeting sparks debate

A tribute to Christine Israel

Volume 9/Issue 2, March 2013

Concerns with the NICE guideline on seeing and holding a dead baby

Using nasal high flow instead of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on the NICU

Reflections on a trip to Rukungiri, Uganda

Severe combined immunodeficiency in the newborn

Neonatal nutrition research – what do we need to know?

Managing complex ethical problems on the neonatal unit

Volume 9/Issue 1, January 2013

A UK-wide consent package for perinatal post mortems

Fully accredited Baby Friendly neonatal units

Apnoea in premature infants and caffeine therapy

The development and implementation of a care bundle aimed at reducing the incidence of NEC

Growing our own: a neonatal nurse fit for the future

Neonatal euthanasia: a comparative analysis of the UK and Netherlands approaches

The implication of end-of-life transfers on a transport service

Focus: At St Peter’s family experience is paramount

Volume 8/Issue 6, November 2012

How quickly should we aim for full milk feeds?

The need for vigilance, effective communication and collaboration in medication management

A case of monozygous preterm twins with gastroschisis

Neonatal rapid access clinic: an innovative practice to reduce neonatal readmissions to hospital

Perceptions of mothers expressing breast milk on the neonatal unit following preterm delivery

Setting up a UK-based perinatal aeromedical transport and retrieval service

Reflections on thirty years of neonatal care

Should we be using high flow therapy on the neonatal unit?

Volume 8/Issue 5, September 2012

Learning from a Pseudomonas outbreak in a tertiary neonatal unit

Innovating for Life Awards 2013

What’s new in neonatal jaundice?

Nursing care and surgical correction of neonatal myelomeningocele

Measures to reduce infection in the neonatal intensive care unit

Implementation of standard concentration medication infusions for preterm infants

Focus on a unit Home from home in Ronald McDonald Houses

Volume 8/Issue 4, July 2012

Managing the newborn infant with a difficult airway

Regional neonatal unit as referral centre for babies requiring total body cooling: perceptions of the staff

Variability in gentamicin use in neonates in England

Trainee preparedness for being a new consultant

Does evidence suggest that the use of barrier enhancing emollient is beneficial in the care of preterm neonates?

Volume 8/Issue 3, May 2012

Identifying research priorities in preterm birth

Ten lessons from 10 years of research into parental involvement in infant pain management

Air transport in the UK: what is the direction of travel?

Heated and humidified nasal CPAP on neonatal transport

Constructing a programme of change to improve the provision of family-centred developmental care on a neonatal unit

An audit of preterm nutritional intake using a human milk analyser

Innovating for life awards

Categories of neonatal care

Volume 8/Issue 2, March 2012

Fitness to fly and altitude physiology in young infants

Challenging neonatal clinical scenarios to aid examination preparation

The role of haemopoietic colony-stimulating factors in the management of newborn infection

Factors associated with information satisfaction among parents of sick neonates in the neonatal unit

Nurture With Care: PEDICON 2012

Blood transfusion and necrotising enterocolitis: a review and survey into feeding practices during transfusion

Volume 8/Issue 1, January 2012

Family-centred care at St Georges and beyond – an update

A nursing approach to caring for a baby and their family undergoing ventricular lavage for post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation

A regional approach to the implementation of the NPSA gentamicin alert

Fetal anomaly screening – clinical referral pathways and informed consent

Setting standards for specialised neonatal nurse education

Volume 7/Issue 6, November 2011

Bliss self-assessment audit tool pilot

Change management and neonatal palliative care

Design and implementation of a Neonatal Tissue Viability Assessment Tool on the newborn intensive care unit

European Study of Neonatal Exposure to Excipients (ESNEE)

Enteral nutrition for preterm infants: translating ESPGHAN guidelines into practice

Promoting innovation in neonatal care

Volume 7/Issue 5, September 2011

What’s in a name? The importance of identity

Nursing babies of insulin-dependent diabetic mothers on the postnatal ward

The Family and Baby project – social and psychological support for families on the NICU

Hereditary folate malabsorption: effect of systemic folate supplements on myelination

A national survey of neonatal palliative care in the UK

Focus on a unit A thousand splendid smiles in Afghanistan

Management strategies for preventing complications in infusion therapy

Volume 7/Issue 4, July 2011

Neonatal support for midwifery led units

Non-invasive surfactant administration in newborn babies

Continuous low suction pressure: an innovative solution to transporting patients with Replogle tubes

Meningococcal disease in children

Bliss: a new direction

Late preterm babies – their problems and care

Focus on a unit Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht

Volume 7/Issue 3, May 2011

Infant feeding: take politics and moralism out of the maternity ward

Surfactant therapy in 2011

Management of pain in the neonatal unit: options, challenges and controversies

Provision of therapeutic hypothermia during neonatal transport

Modern management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Beating the odds: how families deal with an uncertain prognosis

Family-centred care at the top of the agenda at Bliss

Volume 7/Issue 2, March 2011

A tribute to Miss Beryl Chadney

Optimising parenteral nutrition for the very preterm infant

Best Beginnings – working to reduce inequalities in child health

Routine examination of the newborn – development of a fully midwifery-led service

Embracing the future – Yorkshire & Humber Infant and Children Transport Service

Conference report

Neonatal nurse education in Scotland

Volume 7/Issue 1, January 2011

The rise of the collaborative inter-professional simulation education network?

Neonatal simulation – training a workforce for the future

Developing a neonatal unit in rural Uganda: a work in progress

Generalised hypotonia following erosive vertebral osteomyelitis in an infant

Probiotics decrease the incidence of NEC and death – so why aren’t we using them?

Reducing noise on the neonatal unit

Excellence against all odds: the 7th International Conference of Neonatal Nursing, Durban

Surfactant, mechanical ventilation or CPAP for respiratory management of preterm infants?

Volume 6/Issue 6, November 2010

A case series of vitamin D deficiency in mothers affecting their infants

Training and competency in neonatal cranial ultrasonography – a regional online questionnaire survey

Breastfeeding training in the neonatal unit: a new approach

Occupational noise exposure to a dedicated neonatal transport team

Focus on a unit Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

Management of neonatal hypotension – a national questionnaire survey

Volume 6/Issue 5, September 2010

Electrolytes and neonatal parenteral nutrition

Parental participation in a visual arts programme on a neonatal unit

Kubuneh Health – supporting health centres in the Gambia

A case series on intussusceptions in infants presenting with listlessness

The role of the resident consultant in neonatology

News

Focus on a unit Winchester

Volume 6/Issue 4, July 2010

Bliss launches audit tool for its Baby Charter Standards

The Newborn Early Warning (NEW) system: development of an at-risk infant intervention system

Cooling for neonatal encephalopathy in 2010

Respiratory support in the newborn

The safer use of intravenous gentamicin for neonates

Growing skull fracture and leptomeningeal cyst – a rare condition

News

Using technology to drive quality

Volume 6/Issue 3, May 2010

Care after a perinatal loss: the Bereavement Care Network

Awareness of preterm infants' behavioural cues: a survey of neonatal nurses in three Scottish neonatal units

Lactation and mother's milk: recent advances in understanding

Sex determination – it can get complicated!

In utero transfers – getting it right

Volume 6/Issue 2, March 2010

An evaluation of the financial and emotional impact of in utero transfers upon families: a Scotland-wide audit

The challenges of feeding a preterm baby

Toolkit for High-quality Neonatal Services

The role of the neonatal nurse in promoting parental attachment in the NICU

Pandemic ’flu: a clinical skills passport for relief neonatal nursing staff

Volume 6/Issue 1, January 2010

Neonatal resuscitation – a practical approach. The experience of one UK tertiary neonatal unit

The benefits of newborn screening in cystic fibrosis

Congenital lung malformations in infants

Pandemic H1N1 influenza: a threat to infant health

Focus on a unit Bath, Royal United Hospital (RUH)

Focus on a unit St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester

Volume 5/Issue 6, November 2009

Supporting mothers who formula feed

Nutrition in preterm infants before and after hospital discharge

Management of the infant with epidermolysis bullosa

Resuscitation training for parents – Training the Trainers

Three decades and counting – Bliss' 30th birthday Baby Report

A bonding experience

Volume 5/Issue 5, September 2009

The end of an era .... and new beginnings

Dilemmas in the management of babies born at less than 26 weeks’ gestation

Changing practice by the earlier introduction of tube feeding at home

Pain control during retinopathy of prematurity screening: double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study

Cephalhaematoma – a benign condition with serious complications: case report and literature review

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a preterm infant following non-invasive ventilation

Focus on a unit Gwent and Abergavenny

A formula for change: creation of a neonatal outreach team

Volume 5/Issue 4, July 2009

Algorithm for the management of preterm infants less than 35 weeks’ gestation at birth

An evaluation of preterm breastfeeding information and support

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging: a valuable diagnostic tool

A case of recurrent neonatal herpes skin, eye and mucosa

Managing healthy skin for babies

Focus on a unit Southmead NICU in Bristol

Managing the umbilical cord at birth

Volume 5/Issue 3, May 2009

Neonatal care bundles

Teaching parents infant resuscitation

Newborn blood spot sampling

Antifungal prophylaxis in neonatal intensive care units

Combined oscillatory and mandatory ventilation in newborn infants

Kangaroo Mother Care in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Focus on a unit Craigavon

Volume 5/Issue 2, March 2009

Gastroschisis: putting the bowel back safely

7th International Conference for Neonatal Nurses

The newborn hearing screening journey

Infection and central vascular access devices

Letters to the editor

In utero transfers require national standards and regular audit

Volume 5/Issue 1, January 2009

Delivering a neonatal and child health teaching programme in sub-Saharan Africa

Inotropes in term neonates

Meningitis – coping with the after-effects

Eliciting parental views regarding early discharge to home care for premature infants

Not quite perfect! Diagnosis of a minor congenital abnormality during examination of the newborn

Focus on a unit Hull

Letters to the editor

Simulation – where are we now?

Volume 4/Issue 6, November 2008

Developmental care: the carer’s perspective

Neonatal seizure due to maternal water intoxication in labour – a case report

Practising developmentally supportive care during infant bathing: reducing stress through swaddle bathing

Assessment of the dysmorphic infant

Car seat challenge – the current practice

Focus on a unit Greys Hospital, KwaZulu Natal (KZN), South Africa

NICE guidance for neonatal care after diabetes in pregnancy

Volume 4/Issue 5, September 2008

NNASA takes the lead

Critical events simulation for neonatal and paediatric ECMO

A Kangaroo Mother Care research study: a work in progress

Time to review newborn skincare

Retrieving critically ill children – the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service

Focus on a unit Belfast

Reaping the benefits of non-medical prescribing in the NICU

Volume 4/Issue 4, July 2008

Prematurely born infants and sudden infant death syndrome

Newborn examination: setting standards for consistency

Absence of the ductus venosus: a case report

Follow-up care of premature babies in Russia: evaluating parental experiences and associated services

Use of simulators in paediatric and neonatal training

Innovative approaches to placements for practice

Improving neonatal and maternal health

Volume 4/Issue 3, May 2008

Developmental care – mapping the way forward in the UK: a BLISS initiative

Birth at the margins of viability: reconciling clinical care with ethical standards

We saved the breast till last

Transcutaneous monitoring – understanding the principles

Human parvovirus B19: a literature review and case study

Focus on a unit St Petersburg, Russia

Synchronised nasal ventilation – where are we now?

Volume 4/Issue 2, March 2008

Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN): A means to address infant mortality

The presence of family members during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Position statement

Early detection of liver disease in neonates

Congenital dislocation of the knee joint

End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring in neonates

Management of infants born with a cleft lip and palate. Part 2

Cardiovascular monitoring in neonatal intensive care

Reflections on healthcare experiences during an elective to Rukungiri, Uganda

Focus on a unit University Children’s Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden

Neonatal globalisation – a celebration

DVD review

Volume 4/Issue 1, January 2008

Management of infants born with a cleft lip and palate. Part 1

Supporting neonatal research – the Medicines for Children Research Network

Posttraumatic stress disorder and the NICU graduate mother

What’s new for ROP? An outline review of the revised guideline for the screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity

Neonatal transport – the comfort zone

Self harm in utero?

Focus on a unit Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

Setting the standard for newborn hearing screening

Hot topics

Volume 3/Issue 6, November 2007

Filming neonatal care

Gastroenteritis and the rotavirus vaccine

Neonatal extravasation injury: Case report

Growing up: The future for neonatal unit graduates

What about brothers and sisters? Helping siblings cope with a new baby brother or sister in the NICU

Focus on a unit Bradford Royal Infirmary

What’s happening to neonatal services

Volume 3/Issue 5, September 2007

Central venous catheterisation in newborn infants

The role of prebiotics in the prevention of allergies in infancy

Selection of a tool to assess postoperative pain on a neonatal surgical unit

Abstracts from the first UK Neonatal Transport Interest Group Conference

Focus on a unit GPR Rüsselsheim Hospital in Rhein-Main-Dreieck, Germany

Safe enteral and parenteral administration

Volume 3/Issue 4, July 2007

Focus on a unit

Preventing healthcare-associated infections when using urinary catheters

Improving bottle feeding in preterm infants: Investigating the elevated side-lying position

Care for good days, difficult days, last days and beyond – hospice care for life-limited youngsters

UKAMB: Celebrating ten years of ‘Making Every Drop Count’

When is a second course of indomethacin effective in ventilated neonates with patent ductus arteriosus?

Provision of nipple shields to preterm infants on a neonatal unit: A survey of current practice

Volume 3/Issue 3, May 2007

Neonatal thermoregulation

High-flow humidified oxygen therapy for neonates requiring respiratory support

Necrotising enterocolitis - a cause for neonatal perforated appendicitis

Planned neonatal transfers by a centralised nurse-led team

Meconium at resuscitation

BLISS – Changing priorities to meet new challenges

epic2: Updating Department of Health guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections

Volume 3/Issue 2, March 2007

Plus ça change….

The anatomy of the lactating breast: Latest research and clinical implications

Recent advances in inhaled nitric oxide therapy in neonates: A review of the evidence

Making out-of-network transfers less problematic

Postnatal steroids for chronic lung disease

Focus on a unit Preston, Lancashire

Do we need a radical change in NICU staffing?

Volume 3/Issue 1, January 2007

Perinatal and infant HIV infection: Screening to minimise risk

Should neonatal encephalopathy now be treated with cooling?

Early enteral feeding in high-risk preterm infants

Neonatal sickle cell disease and thalassaemia

The preoperative management of severe neonatal left ventricular outflow obstruction

Focus on a unit Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital

BLISS Baby Charter Neonatal Awards 2006

BOOST-II UK: Benefits of oxygen saturation targeting

Volume 2/Issue 6, November 2006

GBS and the newborn infant

Volume-controlled ventilation in the newborn

Neonatal transport within the Central South Coast Neonatal Network

The use of non-nutritive sucking to promote functional sucking skills in premature infants: An exploratory trial

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia – an update

Focus on a unit Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia

Kindred spirits or the great divide?

Volume 2/Issue 5, September 2006

Prescribing for newborns and infants: Part 2 – practical issues

Postoperative care of neonates

Addition of inhaled nitric oxide to the treatment options available to an acute neonatal transport service

Heliox and ventilatory support: What does it mean for the future of infant care?

A night in the life of a senior neonatal nurse practitioner

Focus on a Unit Yorkhill, Glasgow

Newborn pain: Closing the practice-evidence gap

Volume 2/Issue 4, July 2006

Contact a Family – not just a red book!

Intravenous therapy: Practice issues

Management of infants on home oxygen

A competency framework and core clinical skills for neonatal nurses in Scotland

Neonatal haemophilia – a guide to recognition and management

Focus on a Unit Grace Centre for Newborn Care,Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Improving neonatal transport by comparing services

Volume 2/Issue 3, May 2006

Prescribing for newborns and infants: Part 1 - pharmacology

Tongue-tie – exploding the myths

The Yorkshire Neonatal Network tackles flexibility in education

Wound care for preterm neonates

Intravenous therapy: Drug calculations and medication issues

Preventing perinatal and infant HIV infection

Focus on a unit Winnicott Baby Unit at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington

Early care of the newborn infant – BAPM guidelines

Volume 2/Issue 2, March 2006

Transferring babies between units: Issues for parents

The prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Is there synergy between early nasal cpap and surfactant?

Establishing the possibility of neonatal and paediatric organ/tissue donation

Handling drug misuse in the neonatal unit

Intravenous therapy: Legal and professional issues

Focus on a unit Eastern Swiss Children’s Hospital

Reflections on the first year of Infant journal

Volume 2/Issue 1, January 2006

Managing pain during the first year of life

A day in the life of a neonatal transport sister in the west of Scotland

Neonatal conjunctivitis and pneumonia due to chlamydia infection

The use of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation to support critically ill neonates and infants

Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and drugs – a prescription for success?

Focus on a unit Evelina Children’s Hospital in London

Working with families and loss: The therapeutic use of ourselves

Volume 1/Issue 6, November 2005

Problem drug use and child protection: Interagency working and policies in Scotland

Special care for sick babies – choice or chance? The first BLISS Baby Report

Bereavement support in neonatal intensive care

Using the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale to support parent-infant relationships

Point of care analysis of blood glucose in infants

Focus on a unit Hilleroed Hospital in Denmark

Vaccination for vulnerable infants

Volume 1/Issue 5, September 2005

Did you read it?

Newborn networks: The golden age for neonatology or just another expensive re-organisation?

Oesophageal atresia

Mothers’ perceptions of ‘rooming-in’ on a neonatal intensive care unit

Focus on a Unit Great Ormond Street Hospital

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Video Review

Reducing food allergy risk

Volume 1/Issue 4, July 2005

Parental involvement – an essential component of family-centred care

How to achieve successful preterm breastfeeding

Inadequate growth and nutritional requirements of preterm and term babies

Reducing the need for transfusion in preterm infants: Is there a role for erythropoietin?

Kangaroo care and the ventilated neonate

Focus on a unit Townsville Hospital Neonatal Unit

Why is preterm milk expression so difficult?

Volume 1/Issue 3, May 2005

Parent power and choice!

The National Neonatal Surgical Benchmarking Group: Development of a benchmark for stoma management

Securing transport incubator systems into ambulances

A 24 week baby: A life changing event

Focus on a unit Norfolk and Norwich neonatal unit

The silent and hidden victims of domestic abuse

Volume 1/Issue 2, March 2005

Human milk for preterm infants – when and how to fortify

Respiratory syncytial virus infection: Outcome, management and prevention

Examination of the newborn: The franchise experience – integrating theory and practice

Latex sensitivity – avoiding allergic reactions in the clinical setting

Focus on a unit Wansbeck

The time is right for a new multidisciplinary journal

Volume 1/Issue 1, January 2005

The choice of surfactant for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants: A review of the evidence

Neonatal phototherapy – today’s lights, lamps and devices

Blood glucose levels in infancy – clinical significance and accurate measurement

Neonatal pre-transport stabilisation – caring for infants the STABLE way

Focus on a Unit Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH)

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