Neonatology | NHSGGC

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Acute neonatal referral pathways

Antibiotic guidelines for the neonatal unit

Apnoea of Prematurity

Arterial lines: priming & calibration using the Kids Kit ™ closed blood sampling system : neonatal guideline

Bathing newborn infants

Bowel irrigation guidance : neonates

Capillary blood sampling

Cardiac genetics pathway for infants with congenital heart disease and the appropriate utilisation of irradiated blood

Child Death Review procedures, RHC

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CFH), Surgical Care Pathways (525)

Congenital Hypothyroidism Management (383)

Cooling mattress : Tecotherm Neo Instructions

Cranial ultrasound: a guideline for the performance of routine cranial USS for preterm infants

Cutaneous congenital anomalies

Delayed Cord Clamping (DCC) WoS MCN, Obstetrics (345)

Developmental care guideline (964)

Early onset sepsis in the neonate: prevention and treatment

Enoxaparin use in Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care (19)

Enteral feeding of preterm babies

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Care of Neonates

Evaluation of the floppy infant

Expressed breast milk (maternal and donor)

Extravasation injuries: prevention and management (neonatal guideline)

Eye infections in the neonate: Ophthalmia Neonatorum and the management of systemic Gonococcal and Chlamydial infections

Haematology guideline, neonates

Hand washing policy (Neonatal Guidelines)

Heart murmurs in the neonate: an approach to the neonate with a heart murmur

Hepatitis B virus: prevention of perinatal transmission - National Neonatal Network Guideline: Blood Borne Virus during pregnancy

Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannulae (HHFNC)

Hyperkalaemia: a guideline for management in neonates

Hypertension in neonatal patients

Jaundice : neonatal guideline

Jaundice management on the postnatal wards

Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA), neonatal guideline (965)

Management of infants exposed to HIV in pregnancy - National Neonatal Network Guideline: Blood Borne Virus during pregnancy

Management of neonatal arterial occlusion and thrombosis

Management of the difficult airway, neonates

Napkin care guidelines, neonates

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)

Neonatal intubation

Neonatal pain guideline

Neonatal Thyrotoxicosis (971)

Neonatal transfusion guideline

Neuroprotection Care Pathway for Infants with Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy

Neuroprotection Care Pathway for Infants with Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy: Cot-side Decision-Making Aids for Referring Centres

Newborn Blood Spot Screening

Nitric Oxide administration in MRI (1095)

Nitric oxide therapy in the neonate: guideline for the use of inhaled nitric oxide

Oxygen saturation limits, neonates

Paediatric Supportive & Palliative Care

Parenteral feeding of preterm and term infant

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) : medical treatment and indications for surgical closure

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) : surgical ligation

Perinatal COVID-19 Resources

Peripheral arterial lines: insertion and care

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC Lines) - Neonatology guideline

Postnatal Handbook

Postnatal management of a right or double aortic arch, Paediatrics

Postnatal management of fetal arrhythmias (1081)

Renal anomalies detected or suspected antenatally (949)

Respiratory management of preterm infants (966)

Sampling from arterial peripheral / umbilical lines : neonatal guideline

Seizures in the neonate

Seldinger chest drain insertion and management

Teaching Basic Life Support to Parents / Carers

Thermal care of the neonate (970)

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in the Community

Trisomy 21 - Care Pathway, WoS MCN, Neonatology (1033)

Umbilical catheters

Virological assessment of fetuses and neonates

Vitamin K Prophylaxis for Neonates, Wos MCN (695)

Volume Targeted Ventilation: indication and use in the Neonatal Unit

West of Scotland Neonatal Drug Monographs

Surfactant Administration via Laryngeal Mask Airway, Neonatology, WoS MCN (887)

Admission criteria: Neonatal Unit & Transitional Care (946)

Anti-Ro & Anti-La antibodies : Guideline for the management of babies born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune disorders (698)

Criteria for attendance at delivery by neonatal staff (947)

Achondroplasia, investigation & management with neonates with suspected achondroplasia (1212)

Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity (MBDP) guideline for investigation & management (1213)

Car Seat Challenge: guidance for targeted car seat assessment (1214)

Home oxygen therapy for neonates (1207)

Hyperglycemia in the neonate (1208)

Hypoglycaemia : preterm infants (1209)

Hypoglycaemia : term infants (948)

Oral sucrose for procedural pain, neonates (1210)

Prolonged jaundice (1211)

Perinatal management of extreme preterm birth before 27 weeks of gestation: a framework for practice (950)

Management of Atypical Genitalia & Suspected DSD in the Neonate (524)

High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) : a guide to the use of HFOV in the neonate (888)

Immunisation guideline for neonates (523)

Placement of nasogastric or orogastric tubes (neonatal guideline) (697)

Confirming the position of a naso-gastric / oro-gastric tube in neonates (696)

Developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH) and congenital foot deformities (886)

Persistent or refractory hypoglycaemia in the neonate : a guideline for management (1006)

Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice (1047)

Retinopathy of prematurity (1045)

Congenital syphilis : management of babies born to mothers with syphilis infection (885)

Management of babies with suspected or confirmed duodenal atresia after birth (SCANS guideline)

Postnatal stabilisation and management of babies with exomphalos (SCANS guideline)

Postnatal management guidelines for babies with gastroschisis (SCANS guideline)

Postnatal management guidelines for babies with suspected oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesphageal fistula (SCANS guideline)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - congenital and postnatal infection (674)