Quick reference
Where to look: key neonatal guidelines
Quick links to the official charts and algorithms NICUlearn doesn't reproduce, UK first with the main international equivalents: hypoglycaemia, jaundice thresholds, newborn resuscitation, deterioration, infection, cooling, preterm care and medicines.
For education. Check against your unit's guidance and a second clinician before use.
Key guidelines
These are the official sources. NICUlearn links to them rather than copying their charts, so you always see the current version.
Hypoglycaemia (term babies)
BAPM framework for identifying and managing hypoglycaemia in the first 72 hours: who to monitor, operational thresholds and the management pathway.
Jaundice treatment thresholds
NICE CG98 threshold graphs for phototherapy and exchange transfusion, by gestation and age in hours. Plot the bilirubin on your unit's chart.
Newborn resuscitation
Newborn life support algorithms from Resuscitation Council UK (2025), the European Resuscitation Council (2025) and the AAP Neonatal Resuscitation Program, all based on the ILCOR international consensus.
Resuscitation Council UK (2025)European Resuscitation Council (2025)AAP NRP (USA)ILCOR consensus
Deterioration (NEWTT 2)
BAPM newborn early warning trigger and track framework for postnatal and transitional care.
Early-onset infection
NICE NG195 (UK) risk factors and antibiotic framework, with NICUlearn's checklist; the AAP clinical reports and the Kaiser sepsis calculator (USA).
Therapeutic hypothermia
BAPM framework for cooling babies with neonatal encephalopathy. See also NICUlearn's cooling eligibility checklist and Sarnat staging.
Extreme preterm birth
BAPM framework for perinatal management of birth before 27 weeks, including decisions with parents.
Preterm and low-birth-weight care
WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant (2022), including kangaroo mother care, written for every setting.
Medicines
Doses, preparation and monitoring for neonatal drugs. NICUlearn never gives doses.
BNF for Children (UK)Australasian Neonatal Medicines Formulary (free)
How this is calculated
- A list of official sources with links, no calculation.
Sources
- NICE, BAPM, Resuscitation Council UK, the European Resuscitation Council, ILCOR, the American Academy of Pediatrics, WHO and the Australasian Neonatal Medicines Formulary, as linked in each card.
Checked by NICUlearn, 6 Oct 2026.