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Volume 21 Issue 3/June 2025

Neonate with a pale, cold, pulseless arm: A case series

Multifocal osteomyelitis in a preterm neonate: A case study

Feasibility and efficacy of using volume guarantee with high frequency oscillation for ventilation of preterm infants

Introducing multidisciplinary psychosocial and safeguarding meetings: Impact on two neonatal units

A compelling case for point-of-care lung ultrasound

Lactation after loss: Choices for bereaved families

Where ethics and diagnoses collide – a case of congenital myasthenic syndrome

Are we on the right pathway to manage babies born at 22 weeks’ gestation?

Neuroprotection: a guide to the latest equipment

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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.

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Topics planned for the August/September 2025 issue include:

Volume 21 Issue 2/April 2025

The parent perspective of antenatal counselling for expected preterm delivery: A qualitative study

Is moderate to late prematurity an independent risk factor for neonatal hypoglycaemia and subsequent neurodevelopmental impairment?

Use of FEES in identifying neurological variant of laryngomalacia, dysphagia and subsequent Smith-Magenis syndrome diagnosis in a newborn

Complete cleft lip and palate in a preterm infant: An airway management challenge on a neonatal unit

Position paper: Peer support in multiple pregnancy complications and loss

Respiration: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 21 Issue 1/February 2025

New neonatal palliative information launched for families

Supporting families caring for a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness

Non-invasive use of inhaled nitric oxide for neonatal pulmonary hypertension

Pneumomediastinum in a term neonate: A rare clinical entity

Renal vein thrombosis in neonates with acute kidney injury; using ultrasound to facilitate early detection

Informing culturally sensitive neonatal palliative care: Divergence of belief

Colostrum counts: Early initiation of expression of maternal colostrum and infant feeding

Neonatal transport: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 20 Issue 6/November 2024

Concurrent congenital right-sided diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal atresia with trachea-oesophageal fistula

Informing culturally sensitive neonatal palliative care: Focus on communication

Prematurity with disorder of sex development. Case report of a gestational age estimation challenge

Initiation of therapeutic hypothermia in neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy

Are we ready for medical examiner reforms for neonatal death certification?

Tiny teeth: A preterm neonate born with teeth

Temperature management: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 20 Issue 5/September 2024

Congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and neonatal hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia

Use of size 4fr nasal gastric feeding tubes on the neonatal unit

A newborn with a massive subgaleal haematoma and a rare haematological diagnosis

Back-to-sleep or tummy time? Positioning of premature infants and its impact

Medical errors: What next?

Informing culturally sensitive neonatal palliative care: Focus on bereavement

Developmental care: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 20 Issue 4/July 2024

SONIC: A novel initiative by Burnley NICU

Is the current 36-hour blood culture reporting system leading to timely discharge?

A case of molybdenum cofactor deficiency type B presenting in early neonatal life

LISA: does mild sedation increase the risk of intervention due to loss of respiratory drive? A systematic review

To 3D or not to 3D? Clinical value of 3D ultrasound in the first trimester

Isolated radial nerve injury in newborns: Highlights on diagnosis

Families kept apart: Parent accommodation on the neonatal unit in England

Neonatal jaundice: a guide to the latest equipment

Letter from the editor

Volume 20 Issue 3/May 2024

Are babies with congenital heart disease born in the right place at the right time? Practice in a cardiac network

A case of Goldston syndrome in a newborn with a CEP290 ciliopathy

Augmented reality-assisted videolaryngoscopy: a new vision for neonatologists?

Simple methods to improve compliance with DCC for babies <34 weeks’ gestation: a QI project

Enhancing the endogenous nutrient levels of DHM to help support the needs of extremely and very preterm infants

Neuroprotection: a guide to the latest equipment

Implementing the national Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme (MatNeoSIP) in North East and North Cumbria

Volume 20 Issue 2/March 2024

A surprise case of triskeles: a three-legged neonate

Full Term February: raising awareness of babies born full term but sick

Developmental dysplasia of the hips – what are we missing?

A new method for wrapping neonates during echocardiography

Practice on timing of first chest radiographs in preterm neonates: a survey of UK neonatal units

To KP or not to KP: a retrospective cohort study

Tranexamic acid use in the non-surgical neonatal population: a scoping review

Understanding management practice for monitoring and discharging BPD patients

Respiration: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 20 Issue 1/January 2024

The National Neonatal Audit Programme: improving standards of care and driving quality improvement

Preterm weaning guidance in the UK: background to the updated Bliss parent information

Unwanted intrusive thoughts in the context of neonatal care: coping with the ‘what ifs?’

Perinatal emergency multidisciplinary simulation: identifying latent errors and improving communication between teams

Widening access to SHINE (Simulation to Help in Neonatal Emergencies) to include QIS students

Speech and language therapy interventions for infants with feeding difficulties: considerations for service provision

Neonatal transport: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 19 Issue 5/November 2023

Achieving oxygen saturation targets in preterm infants at birth: does using an SpO₂ target range help?

Bacterial colonisation in a neonatal intensive care unit

Exploring the pre-hospital setting for the emergency care and transfer of neonates: the role of UK ambulance and neonatal transport services

Implementing ‘parent drop-ins’ at TMBU: scaling up family-integrated care

NEO-TRAIN: an educational QI initiative to drive sustainable evidence-based change on a neonatal intensive care unit

Patent ductus arteriosus: are we treating the right ones?

The anatomy of compassion part 2: nurturing compassionate cultures of maternity and neonatal care

Temperature management: a guide to the latest equipment

Volume 19 Issue 5/September 2023

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

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