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Articles

Short, practical pieces by people who work in neonatal care. Every article is reviewed by NICUlearn before it is published.

No articles have been published yet. This is where they will appear, and the first ones could be yours.

Share your knowledge

The best teaching on a neonatal unit often never leaves the unit it was given on. Articles are a way to share it: short, practical pieces by doctors, nurses, ANNPs and allied health professionals, at any stage and in any country.

What you could write

  • Case-based learningAn invented or fully anonymised case, and what it teaches.
  • How I do itA practical skill or routine, step by step, from the cot side.
  • ExplainerA topic made clear: the physiology, the decision, the pitfalls.
  • Journal clubA paper worth knowing about: what it found and whether it should change practice.
  • CommentaryYour view on new guidance, a change in practice or a debate in neonatal care.
  • ReflectionWorking on a neonatal unit: the team, families, wellbeing, learning from things that went wrong.

What you get

  • Your name, role and unit on the article, with a permanent link you can cite and put in your portfolio.
  • A careful read by NICUlearn before it goes live, and a "Reviewed by NICUlearn" mark once it has.
  • Readers: it goes to members who follow its topics, on their For you page and in NICU this week.
  • Neeky, NICUlearn's learning assistant, can quote it, with your name as the source.

How it works

  1. Write it here, in your own time. Drafts are saved and only you can see them.
  2. Send it for review. NICUlearn reads it and either publishes it or comes back to you with suggestions.
  3. Once it is live, share it. Every article has its own page and sharing image.

The rules

  • Nothing that could identify a baby or family. Cases must be invented or fully anonymised.
  • No drug doses, infusion rates or per-kilogram volumes: explain the treatment's role and point to the BNF for Children or your local formulary.
  • Your own work, and yours to publish. You keep the copyright; published articles are shared under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
  • Between 250 and 3,000 words. Reference your sources.