Infant journal

for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

Infant journal is the leading UK publication for the multidisciplinary team that cares for vulnerable sick or premature babies in their first year of life. Published bi-monthly, the journal contains authoritative articles with a clinical or practical bias written by experts in their field.

Abstracts of all articles are freely accessible by using the site search, or by browsing back issues. The full text of articles published from 2005 until July 2023 are available free of charge.

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Current issue: August/September 2025

A model for the successful implementation of BAPM NSQI 3: Parental partnership in care
Dr Rishini Wanigasekara, Dr Elizabeth Dunn, Dr Vennila Ponnusamy

Updated Neonatal Service and Quality Standards from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in 2022 highlighted the importance of involving parents in service development. We undertook a project to implement this through a semi-qualitative exit interview at discharge or transfer to gather meaningful feedback from families of babies cared for in our unit. This article summarises the process and thematic analysis of the exit interview transcripts, highlighting the service improvements implemented as a result of the feedback.

Balancing arrhythmia and hypertension control while avoiding fluid overload in a neonate with hypertrophic heart disease and hyperinsulinism
Dr Femi Adeniyi, Dr Youstina Dawood

Managing arrhythmias and hypertension in neonates with structural abnormalities and metabolic disorders is a significant clinical challenge. This case report illustrates the complex intersection of arrhythmogenic events, structural abnormalities and metabolic instability due to congenital hyperinsulinism in a neonate.

Failed extubation in preterm infants: outcome and predictors
Dr Prashant Mallya, Dr Prakash Kannan Loganathan, Professor Samir Gupta

Extubation failure is common in extreme preterm infants and prediction of successful extubation is limited. This presentation is of the post-hoc analysis of prospectively collected data from a randomised trial to identify risk factors and outcome associated with unsuccessful extubation in preterm infants less than 32 weeks.

Reducing burnout: How professional nurse advocates integrate acceptance and commitment coaching during clinical supervision
Jamie Leigh Brooks

It has been identified that professional nurse advocates (PNA) improve restorative clinical supervision (RCS) by integrating coaching techniques, but there is a lack of clarity about which techniques are most effective for supporting health care professionals. Through use of continuous improvement strategies, the relevance of acceptance and commitment coaching techniques in supporting the restorative aspect of the PNA role are explored. The PNA role provides an opportunity to cultivate meaningful support and target burnout reduction.

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From the July 2023 edition

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

On 24 May 2023 Parliament passed the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act. This means that from April 2025, parents will have a statutory entitlement to paid leave from work if their baby needs neonatal care.

FREE Improving the effectiveness of aEEG monitoring: a novel CFM observation chart and a care bundle approach
Helen Doyle, Bharat Vakharia, Claudia Chetcuti Ganado

FREE Is cuffed endotracheal intubation in neonates a safe practice?
Femi Adeniyi, Kunle Oyedokun

FREE Lotus birth: an uncommon birth practice with possible neonatal complications
Ahmed Yousef

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Outcomes. Quality. Knowledge. Helping Clinicians and Healthcare Providers achieve the best outcomes for patients.

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Outcomes. Quality. Knowledge. Helping Clinicians and Healthcare Providers achieve the best outcomes for patients.

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Embrace neonatal MRI system: mitigating infection risk in the NICU

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