Guidelines and research
Official guidance for neonatal care, the evidence behind it, and the latest neonatal research.
Open-access systematic reviews, meta-analyses and trials on neonatal topics, chosen for relevance and how widely they are cited. Evidence informs guidance but doesn't replace it.
- The development of a consensus-based curriculum for a Bespoke Online Neonatal Education for Transfers (BONNETs) course.Research paperBMC Medical Education2026Full text
- Effect of adherence to nutrition guidelines and use of fortification of feeds on the growth of late preterm neonates.Research paperPLOS ONE2026Full text
- Assessment of compliance to the guidelines on nutritional support in a neonatal intensive care unit: association with an electronic health Records implementation.Research paperBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making2026Full text
- Knowledge and Observed Practices of Hospital-Acquired Infection Prevention Guidelines Among Nurses Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Research paperTheScientificWorldJournal2026Full text
- Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II Screening, Diagnosis, and Management: A Literature Review and Practical Recommendations for Newborn Screening Programs and Health Care Providers to Support Families and Improve Outcomes.Review articleInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening2026Full text
- Consensus-based eligibility criteria and component definitions for neonatal and infant enhanced recovery pathway: a multidisciplinary delphi study.Research paperJournal of Perinatology2026Full text
- Optimizing Informed Consent for Australian Newborn Bloodspot Screening and Research: Consensus Workshop Insights and Recommendations.Research paperInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening2026Full text
- Nurse-Driven Quality Indicators for Neonatal Intensive Care: A Delphi Consensus on Family-Integrated Priorities in NICUs.Research paperAdvances in Neonatal Care (NANN journal)2026Full text
- Data Collection and Harmonization in Preterm Respiratory Research: Recommendations and Insights From PELICAN.Research paperEuropean Respiratory Society (PELICAN Clinical Research Collaboration)2026Full text
- Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Neonates and Young Infants: Evidence and Recommendations.Review articleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2026Full text
- Hyperbilirubinemia in premature infants <35 weeks' gestation: A chronologic age format for graphing consensus-based recommendations.Research paperJournal of Perinatology2026
- Risk Factors for Postnatal Growth Faltering and Undernutrition at Discharge in Very Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Study Applying the ESPGHAN Consensus Definitions.Research paperNutrients2026Full text
- Medical Skills Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Neonatal Transport Teams: A European Delphi Consensus Study.Research paperActa Paediatrica2026Full text
- Implementation of national guidelines on antenatal magnesium sulfate for neonatal neuroprotection: extended evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the National PReCePT Programme in England.Research paperBMJ Quality & Safety2026Full text
- Clinicians' recommendations on neonatal bathing and skin care in the context of atopic dermatitis prevention: An EAACI task force report.Research paperEAACI2026
- A Core Outcome Set for Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Settings: An International eDelphi Study and Online Consensus Meeting.Research paperChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2026Full text
- 2025 American and European Guidelines on Neonatal Resuscitation: Concordance and Differences.Review articleNeonatology2026Full text
- How consistent are recent neonatal resuscitation guidelines?Review articleResuscitation Plus2026Full text
- Candidemia and invasive candidiasis in children and neonates: transposing adult diagnostic recommendations may undermine end-organ screening.CommentaryThe Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases2026Full text
- Acute Kidney Injury and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Extremely Premature Neonates: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Research paperJAMA Network Open2025Full text
- Clinical Overview of Group B Strep DiseaseOtherCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2025May 1, 2025Full text
- A formal statechart model of immediate neonatal adaptation guidelines.Research paperHeliyon2025Full text
- Association of patent ductus arteriosus treatment in extremely low gestational age neonates with two year kidney outcomes: a secondary analysis of the preterm erythropoietin neuroprotection trial (PENUT).Research paperBMC Nephrology2025Full text
- Neonatal therapy principles during transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home: A modified Delphi study.Research paperDevelopmental Medicine and Child Neurology2025Full text
- Adherence to guidelines on quality neonatal resuscitation practices among healthcare professionals in Ghana: an observational study.Research paperBMJ Open2025Full text
- Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Infections in Facility and Community Settings of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Descriptive Review.Review articleNeonatology2025Full text
- Respiratory distress in late-preterm neonates: from controversy to consensus - a survey of regional advisory boards and neonatologists in France.Research paperBMJ Paediatrics Open2025Full text
- Determining Consensus Alignment and Barriers of Neonatal Thermal Management in Nepal Using a Modified Delphi Process.Research paperGlobal Pediatric Health2024Full text
- Clinical Overview of CMV and Congenital CMVOtherCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2024Nov. 6, 2024Full text
- Population Pharmacokinetics and Target Attainment of Allopurinol and Oxypurinol Before, During, and After Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Neonates with Critical Congenital Heart Disease.Research paperClinical Pharmacokinetics2024Full text
- Impact of implementation of 2019 European respiratory distress syndrome guidelines on bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants.Research paperItalian Journal of Pediatrics2024Full text
- Neonatal Seizures: New Evidence, Classification, and Guidelines.Review articleEpilepsy Currents2024Full text
- [Interpretation of treatment of seizures in the neonate: guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures(2023)].Review articleZhonghua er ke za zhi (Chinese Journal of Pediatrics)2024
- Biochemical profiles and organ dysfunction in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy post-hoc analysis of the THIN trial.Research paperBMC Pediatrics2024Full text
- Early parental vocal contact in neonatal units: rationale and clinical guidelines for implementation.Review articleFrontiers in Neurology2024Full text
- Diagnosis and Management of Neonatal Hypoglycemia: A Comprehensive Review of Guidelines.Review articleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023Full text
- How well does neonatal neuroimaging correlate with neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?Research paperPediatric Research2023Full text
- Conservative management of preterm premature rupture of membranes < 30 weeks of gestational age: Effectiveness of clinical guidelines implementation strategies.Research paperEuropean journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X2023Full text
- Newborn blood spot screening programme: supporting publicationsOtherNHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme2023last updated 14 April 2023
- Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and neonatal morbidity in nulliparous patients with prolonged pregnancy.Research paperActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2023Full text
- Acute Kidney Injury Defined by Fluid-Corrected Creatinine in Premature Neonates: A Secondary Analysis of the PENUT Randomized Clinical Trial.Research paperJAMA Network Open2023Full text
- Association of High-Dose Erythropoietin With Circulating Biomarkers and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Neonates With Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Secondary Analysis of the HEAL Randomized Clinical Trial.Research paperJAMA Network Open2023Full text
- Teamwork and Adherence to Guideline on Newborn Resuscitation-Video Review of Neonatal Interdisciplinary Teams.Research paperFrontiers in Pediatrics2022Full text
- WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant: web supplement: evidence baseOtherWorld Health Organization2022Full text
- WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant: web annexesOtherWorld Health Organization2022Full text
- Implementation research on kangaroo mother care, BangladeshResearch paperWorld Health Organization2022
- Nursing Interventions That Promote Sleep in Preterm Newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units: An Integrative Review.Review articleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2022Full text
- Evaluation of clinical profile and screening guidelines of retinopathy of prematurity in an urban level III neonatal intensive care unit.Research paperIndian Journal of Ophthalmology2022Full text
- Neonatal AKI profile using KDIGO guidelines: A cohort study in tertiary care hospital ICU of Lahore, Pakistan.Research paperFrontiers in Pediatrics2022Full text
- Standardized Scoring Tool and Weaning Guideline to Reduce Opioids in Critically Ill Neonates.Research paperPediatric Quality & Safety2022Full text
- Association of Fluid Balance With Short- and Long-term Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Premature Neonates: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Research paperJAMA Network Open2022Full text
- Neonatal early-onset infections: Comparing the sensitivity of the neonatal early-onset sepsis calculator to the Dutch and the updated NICE guidelines in an observational cohort of culture-positive cases.Research paperEClinicalMedicine2022Full text
- Assessment, management, and incidence of neonatal jaundice in healthy neonates cared for in primary care: a prospective cohort study.Research paperScientific Reports2022Full text
- Neonatal pulmonary hypertension after severe early-onset fetal growth restriction: post hoc reflections on the Dutch STRIDER study.Research paperEuropean Journal of Pediatrics2022Full text
- Kangaroo mother care had a protective effect on the volume of brain structures in young adults born preterm.Research paperActa Paediatrica2022Full text
- Dexamethasone, Prednisolone, and Methylprednisolone Use and 2-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants.Research paperJAMA Network Open2022Full text
- Surfactant therapies for pediatric and neonatal ARDS: ESPNIC expert consensus opinion for future research steps.OtherESPNIC2021Full text
- Improving the implementation of kangaroo mother careOtherWorld Health Organization2021
- State of the Art in Parent-Delivered Pain-Relieving Interventions in Neonatal Care: A Scoping Review.Review articleFrontiers in Pediatrics2021Full text
- Diagnostics of Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Newborns with the Hyperammonemia Syndrome at the Onset of Disease (Pilot Study).Research paperSovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine2021Full text