The journal

Infant journal covers a wide range of subjects that reflects the varied roles of the professionals working in this area. Practical and clinically based, Infant supports neonatal and infant paediatric nursing and medical practice and develops professional education and health promotion skills.

Infant provides a valuable resource for everyone involved in caring for premature babies and critically ill infants. Technological developments and their impact on care are discussed, as well as the social and psychological issues relating to family support and child development.

Infant has a board of distinguished advisors whose experience and knowledge ensures that articles carried in the journal are factually correct, topical and relevant for all readers. All articles published in Infant are subject to peer review in order to guarantee that all content meets the highest standards.

Topics planned for the December/January 2025/26 issue include:

• Establishing an SLT-ENT neonatal inpatient FEES service in the UK: Diagnostic impact on dysphagia and upper airway pathologies
• From the cradle to the classroom: Improving educational support for preterm-born children and families
• Necrotising enterocolitis: To PCT or not to PCT?
• Neonatal Nurses Association Awards 2025 celebrate excellence in neonatal care
• Prevention of umbilical catheter dislodgement and migration in neonatal population
• Reducing hypothermia in high risk infants: Ongoing challenges in later preterm and term neonates
• Beyond the unit: The distinct role of the transport service