Looking forward to Professor Al Ross's inaugural lecture at #UniversityofStaffordshire

Delighted to be apart of this group and to be celebrated on #InternationalWomensDay (www.uhnm.nhs.uk/latest-uhnm-...) However, greater representation is needed to ensure a fuller and richer society #IWD

Very relevant presentation for midwives on "Lessons learnt from the national childhood mortality database for the UK and beyond" from Professor Karen Luyt at @ncmd.bsky.social #NeonatalUpdate

Dr Kera McNelis (Young Investigator Awardee) presenting on "Infancy - A critical window for growth"

"Insights from the DIAMOND trial" presented by Dr Tanith Alexander (one of the Young Investigator Awardees) #NeonatalUpdate

Professor Serena Counsell presented on "Altered brain development in congenital heart disease – insights from early neuroimaging" #NeonatalUpdate

Professor Deena Gibbons "Development of the neonatal immune system and its implications for later life" #NeonatalUpdate

Dr John Lantos provided the keynote address "Neonatal bioethics in a world of big data, AI and genomics" #NeonatalUpdate
Remember:
- Different views on disability;
- Implicit biases;
- Clinicians focus on impairments (not abilities or positive family impact).

Dr Jane Cleal presented on "Placental adaptations to maternal nutrition and the impact on lifelong health" #NeonatalUpdate

Data on care & outcomes of neonates born at 22-23 weeks’ gestation (Iowa & Japan) #NeonatalUpdate
- Gestational age is not the same as maturity
- Different rates of LtFU across countries looking at neurodevelopment
- Different management, same outcome.

My key take away points from Professor Karel Allegaert's presentation on "Advocating for drug development in newborn infants" #NeonatalUpdate

Professor Nigel Hall presenting on "Research priorities in neonatal surgery" #NeonatalUpdate
- We need better and stronger collaboration (paediatric surgery and neonatologists share the same population)
- Variation in surgical practice exists between & within UK 26 surgical NICUs

Followed by "Pigmentary Birthmarks" #NeonatalUpdate

#Midwives Professor Veronica Kinsler gave a brilliant presentation on birthmarks that we need to know when doing a full newborn examination. This slide has the key points for "Vascular Birthmarks" #NeonatalUpdate

Two key takeaway points (for me, there were lots!) on fetal management of twin pregnancies at #NeonatalUpdate plus a slide on top ten research priorities. Great presentation by Professor Asma Khalil

Delighted to hear about the POOL Study at #NeonatalUpdates (midwives & neonatologists working together) on the use of water in labour and birth

Key take away points (for me) from Prof Lakshminrusimha #NeonatalUpdate presentation for me on "Oxygen targets in neonatal pulmonary hypertension"