Guidelines and research
Official guidance for neonatal care, the evidence behind it, and the latest neonatal research.
Official guidance only: issued or endorsed by a recognised body (a society, national health body, WHO, NICE or a royal college) or a formally convened expert panel, with recommendations for practice. Always check the version your unit follows.
- Nutritional management of neonates who undergo major surgery for gastrointestinal disorders: a joint position paper of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), the Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery (SICP), and the Italian Society of Pediatric Nutrition (SINUPE).Position statement or standardsItalian Society of Neonatology (SIN), SICP and SINUPE2026Full text
- Development of consensus guidelines for classification of emergent neonatal transports using a Delphi process.Consensus statementChildren's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium (CHNC)2026Full text
- The Current Perspective, Ethical Considerations, and a Position Statement on Expanded Newborn Screening from the College of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.Position statement or standardsCollege of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia2026Full text
- Lung Ultrasound-Guided Non-Fiberobronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Neonatal Atelectatic Pulmonary Disease Treatment: Clinical Practice Guidelines Based on International Expert Consensus.Consensus statementDiagnostics (Basel) – international expert panel2026Full text
- Technical Update No. 472: The Resuscitative Use of Intact Umbilical Cord Milking for Non-Vigorous Late Preterm (≥350 weeks of gestation) and Term InfantsSociety of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)2026
- Neonatal and pediatric nutritional care: a modified Delphi consensus on dietary management for infants with congenital heart disease in four Middle Eastern countries.Consensus statementFrontiers in Pediatrics2026Full text
- Swiss Recommendations for the Perinatal Care of Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates.Swiss Society of Neonatology2026Full text
- Neonatal infection: antibiotics for prevention and treatmentNICE2026last updated 13 May 2026
- Use of Central Venous Access Devices in Neonatal Units: A BAPM Framework for PracticeBAPM2026published 7 July 2026
- Perinatal Management of Extreme Preterm Birth Before 27 Weeks of Gestation: A BAPM Framework for Practice (2026)BAPM2026published 9 February 2026; revision of the 2019 Framework
- Part 5: Neonatal Resuscitation: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular CareAmerican Academy of Pediatrics2026
- [Expert consensus on the diagnosis, exclusion, and follow-up for newborns with positive genetic screening results by next-generation sequencing (2026 Edition)].Consensus statementChinese Preventive Medicine Association2026
- Postnatal careNICE2026last updated 9 June 2026
- The Spanish Uniform Newborn Screening Panel (SUSP): A National Consensus Framework for Harmonized Newborn Screening.Consensus statementInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening2026Full text
- Good practice recommendations on spontaneous preterm birth.European Association of Perinatal Medicine (EAPM)2026
- Preterm Birth International Collaborative Australasia Branch: Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Lactose Intolerance (2025).Consensus statementPreterm Birth International Collaborative (Australasia Branch)2026Full text
- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 9. Neonatal resuscitation.Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation2026Full text
- The Swedish national guideline on immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and mother-newborn couplet care.Swedish national guideline (published in Frontiers in Pediatrics)2026Full text
- Kidney care at NICU discharge and follow-up recommendations for preterm infants<34 weeks.Consensus statementNational Institutes of Health (Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop)2026Full text
- Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: Clinical ReportAmerican Academy of Pediatrics2026
- Clinical Overview of Perinatal Hepatitis BCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2025Sept. 18, 2025Full text
- Newborn resuscitation and support of transition of infants at birth GuidelinesResuscitation Council UK20252025 Resuscitation Guidelines, published 27 October 2025
- Guidelines for the use of lung ultrasound to optimise the management of neonatal respiratory distress: international expert consensus.Consensus statementBMC Medicine2025Full text
- Management of Neonatal Pain: A BAPM Framework for PracticeBAPM2025published 13 Nov 2025
- Framework for Kidney Health Follow-Up Among Neonates With Critical Cardiac Disease: A Report From the Neonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop.Consensus statementNeonatal Kidney Health Consensus Workshop (NIH-supported)2025Full text
- Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy: A BAPM Framework for PracticeBAPM2025published 16 Dec 2020; updated 20 March 2025 (changed advice on cooling infants <36 weeks)
- European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Newborn Resuscitation and Support of Transition of Infants at Birth.European Resuscitation Council2025
- ISNS General Guidelines for Neonatal Bloodspot Screening 2025.International Society for Neonatal Screening (ISNS)2025Full text
- Pain management in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: an international expert consensus statement.Consensus statementEuropean Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR)2025Full text
- Newborn and infant physical examination: clinical guidanceNHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Screening Programme2025last updated 30 January 2025
- Nutritional management of metabolic disorders in neonates and infants in Saudi Arabia: consensus recommendations.Consensus statementOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases2025Full text
- American Cochlear Implant Alliance Position Statement on Newborn Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening.Position statement or standardsAmerican Cochlear Implant Alliance2025Full text
- Clinical Screening and Diagnosis for Critical Congenital Heart DefectsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2025Dec. 15, 2025Full text
- Breastfeeding infants with CHD: an evidence summary and recommendations from the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a special interest group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative.Consensus statementCardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network)2025Full text
- Identification and Management of Neonatal Hypoglycaemia in the Full Term Infant (Birth – 72 hours)BAPM2024BAPM Framework for Practice, dated 24 Jan 2024
- BAPM Neonatal Airway Safety Standard: A BAPM Framework for PracticePosition statement or standardsBAPM2024published 24 April 2024
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children and Adolescents: Recommendations of the Polish Pediatric Society, the Polish Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, the Polish Society of Neonatology, and the Polish Society of Family Medicine.Polish Pediatric Society2024Full text
- Airway management in neonates and infants: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and British Journal of Anaesthesia joint guidelines.European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care / British Journal of Anaesthesia2024Full text
- Management of Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn Period and Radiological Support for Neonatal Services - A BAPM Framework for PracticePosition statement or standardsBAPM2024published 13 Feb 2024
- Recognising uncertainty: an integrated framework for palliative care in perinatal medicinePosition statement or standardsBAPM2024published 11 July 2024
- Consensus recommendation for prenatal, neonatal and postnatal management of congenital cytomegalovirus infection from the European congenital infection initiative (ECCI).Consensus statementEuropean congenital infection initiative (ECCI) / European Society of Clinical Virology2024Full text
- Routine Pulse Oximetry Testing for Newborn Babies: A BAPM Framework for PracticeBAPM2024published 24 October 2024
- Framework: Perioperative care of extremely premature babies at <28 weeks gestationBAPM2024published 10 Oct 2024
- Management of neonates at risk of early onset sepsis: a probability-based approach and recent literature appraisal : Update of the Swiss national guideline of the Swiss Society of Neonatology and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Group Switzerland.Swiss Society of Neonatology2024Full text
- UK screening of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) - clinical guidelineRCPCH2024published 2022, revised October 2024
- Phototherapy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation: Technical ReportAmerican Academy of Pediatrics2024
- Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 daysNICE2023last updated 31 October 2023
- Neonatal Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Clinical Indications, Acquisition and ReportingPosition statement or standardsBAPM2023published 30 Nov 2023
- Deterioration of the Newborn (NEWTT 2): A Framework for PracticeBAPM2023published 19 January 2023
- Framework: Early Postnatal Care of the Moderate-Late Preterm InfantBAPM2023published 30 Jan 2023
- RDS-NExT workshop: consensus statements for the use of surfactant in preterm neonates with RDS.Consensus statementRDS-NExT (Journal of Perinatology)2023Full text
- 2023 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces.Consensus statementILCOR2023Full text
- Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Skin Care in Healthy, Full-Term Neonates in India.Consensus statementPediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics2023Full text
- The Use of Donor Human Milk in Neonates: A Framework for PracticeBAPM2023revised framework, published 4 April 2023
- European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 2022 Update.European Society for Paediatric Research / UENPS2023Full text
- Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants (2022): A Position Paper From the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition and Invited Experts.Position statement or standardsESPGHAN2023
- Standards for Levels of Neonatal Care: II, III, and IVPosition statement or standardsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics2023
- Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures.International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)2023Full text
- Sudden and Unexpected Postnatal Collapse: A BAPM Framework for Reducing Risk, Investigation and ManagementPosition statement or standardsBAPM2022published 4 May 2022; amended 24 June 2022
- Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep EnvironmentPosition statement or standardsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics2022