Neonatology

GGC Paediatric Guidelines
NHS GGC

Acute neonatal referral pathways

Admission criteria: Neonatal Unit & Transitional Care

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

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

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

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

Congenital syphilis : management of babies born to mothers with syphilis infection

Cooling mattress : Tecotherm Neo Instructions

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

Criteria for attendance at delivery by neonatal staff

Cutaneous congenital anomalies

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - congenital infection

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

Developmental care guideline (964)

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

Early onset sepsis in the neonate: prevention and treatment

Enoxaparin use in Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care (19)

Enteral feeding of preterm infants

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

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

Home oxygen therapy for neonates

Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannulae (HHFNC)

Hyperglycemia in the neonate

Hyperkalaemia: a guideline for management in neonates

Hypertension in neonatal patients

Hypoglycaemia : preterm infants

Hypoglycaemia : term infants

Immunisation guideline for neonates

Jaundice : neonatal guideline

Jaundice management on the postnatal wards

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

Management of Atypical Genitalia & Suspected DSD in the Neonate

Management of infants born to mothers with Hepatitis C - National Neonatal Network Guideline: Blood Borne Virus during pregnancy

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 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

Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula

Oral sucrose for procedural pain

Oxygen saturation limits, neonates

Paediatric Supportive & Palliative Care

Parenteral feeding of preterm and term infant

Passage of a nasogastric or orogastric feeding tube (neonatal guideline)

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

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) : surgical ligation

Perinatal COVID-19 Resources

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

Peripheral arterial lines: insertion and care

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC Lines) - Neonatology guideline

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

Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice

Postnatal Handbook

Postnatal management of a right or double aortic arch, Paediatrics

Postnatal management of fetal arrhythmias (1081)

Prolonged jaundice Neonates (NHSGGC)

Renal anomalies detected or suspected antenatally (949)

Retinopathy of prematurity

Sampling from arterial peripheral / umbilical lines : neonatal guideline

Seizures in the neonate

Seldinger chest drain insertion and management

Surfactant Administration via Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) Standard Operating Procedure

Teaching Basic Life Support to Parents / Carers

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry in the Community

Trisomy 21 - Care Pathway

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

WoSPGHAN enteral tube feeding information pack for healthcare professionals

Respiratory management of preterm infants (966)

Thermal care of the neonate (970)

Neonatal Thyrotoxicosis (971)