- Information
- Commonly Used Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Admission and Discharge
- Admission to neonatal unit
- Death and seriously ill babies
- Discharge from neonatal unit
- Follow-up of babies discharged from neonatal unit
- Labour ward calls
- Transport and retrieval
- Cardiovascular
- Cardiac murmurs
- Congenital heart disease duct-dependent lesions (including hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and left-sided outflow tract obstructions)
- ECG abnormalities
- Heart failure
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Pericardiocentesis
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Vascular spasm and thrombosis
- Critical Care
- Babies born extremely prematurely: 22+0-26+6 weeks gestation
- Contacting a consultant
- Delayed cord clamping
- Dropped baby
- Golden hour–preterm babies <28 weeks' gestation
- Hydrops fetalis
- Massive haemorrhage
- Pain assessment and management
- Resuscitation
- Subgaleal haemorrhage (SGH)
- Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse in first week of life
- Temperature management and prevention of hypothermia
- Developmental Care
- Developmental care
- Environment and noise
- Kangaroo care
- Non-nutritive sucking (NNS)
- Positioning
- Endocrine/Metabolism
- Hyperglycaemia
- Hyperkalaemia
- Hypernatraemic dehydration
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypokalaemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Inherited metabolic disorders (IMD)
- Intravenous fluid therapy
- Medium-chain Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) - early management of babies with family history
- Metabolic bone disease
- Thyroid disease (management of babies born to mothers with thyroid disease)
- Gastroenterology
- Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie)-division for breastfeeding
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- Jaundice
- Liver dysfunction in preterm babies
- Nasogastric tube administration of feed, fluid or medication
- Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)
- Haematology
- Blood group incompatibilities (including rhesus disease)
- Coagulopathy
- Polycythaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Transfusion of red blood cells
- Vitamin K
- Infection
- BCG immunisation
- CMV
- Conjunctivitis
- Group B streptococcal colonisation of mother
- Hepatitis B and C
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Immunisations
- Infection (congenital)
- Infection (late onset)
- Infection in first 72 hours of life
- Infection prevention
- Kaiser Permanente Sepsis Risk Calculator
- Multi-drug resistant organism colonisation (MRSA, ESBL etc.)
- Palivizumab
- Syphilis - babies born to mothers with positive serology
- Tuberculosis (investigation and management following exposure in pregnancy)
- Varicella
- Neurology
- Abstinence syndrome
- Down’s syndrome-initial management
- Hypotonia (floppy baby)
- Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) including preparation for active cooling
- Post haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation
- Seizures
- Stroke
- Upper limb birth injuries including brachial plexus injury
- Nutrition
- Bottle feeding in the neonatal unit
- Breast milk expression
- Breast milk handling and storage
- Breastfeeding
- Nutrition and enteral feeding
- Parenteral nutrition
- Progression to oral feeding in preterm babies
- Practical Procedures
- Arterial line insertion
- Arterial line sampling
- Cannulation - peripheral venous
- Chest drain insertion - Seldinger technique
- Chest drain insertion - traditional
- Consent
- Endotracheal tube (ETT) suctioning
- Exchange transfusion
- Extravasation injuries
- Growth monitoring
- Intraosseous infusion
- Intubation
- Intubation - difficult
- Long line insertion (peripherally sited)
- Nasogastric tube insertion
- Night shift duties
- Prostaglandin infusion
- Skin biopsy for inborn errors of metabolism
- Skin care
- Transillumination of the chest
- Umbilical artery catheterisation and removal
- Umbilical venous catheterisation and removal
- Venepuncture
- Renal
- Renal failure
- Urinary tract abnormalities diagnosed antenatally
- Respiratory
- Apnoea and bradycardia
- Chest physiotherapy (percussion)
- Chronic lung disease
- Nitric oxide
- Oxygen on discharge
- Oxygen saturation targets
- Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
- Pulmonary haemorrhage
- Surfactant replacement therapy
- Transcutaneous CO2 and O2
- Ventilation: continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Ventilation: conventional
- Ventilation: high-flow nasal cannulae (HFNC)
- Ventilation: high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
- Ventilation: synchronous positive pressure ventilation (SIPPV)
- Ventilation: volume-targeted (volume guarantee/targeted tidal volume)
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Screening
- Antenatal ultrasound abnormalities
- Bloodspot screening
- Cranial ultrasound scans
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
- Developmental follow-up of children born pre-term
- Disorders of sexual development
- Examination of the newborn
- Hearing screening
- Pulse oximetry (universal) screening
- Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
- Sacral dimple
- Surgical Guidelines
- Anorectal malformation in NNU before transfer to surgical centre
- Broviac line insertion
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
- Exomphalus - initial management
- Gastroschisis
- Inguinal hernia
- Intra-abdominal cysts
- Myelomeningocele (MMC)
- Oesophageal atresia
- Oesophageal perforation
- Rectal washout using syringe method
- Recycling stoma losses via a mucus fistula
- Stoma management (gastrointestinal)