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Infant Journal
for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

Infant journal is the leading UK publication for the multidisciplinary team that cares for vulnerable sick or premature babies in their first year of life. Published bi-monthly, the journal contains authoritative articles with a clinical or practical bias written by experts in their field.

Abstracts of all articles are freely accessible by using the site search, or by browsing back issues. The full text of articles published from 2005 until May 2023 are available free of charge.

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Current issue: June/July 2025

Multifocal osteomyelitis in a preterm neonate: A case study
Dr Jack Fletcher, Dr Leanne Dearman, Dr Kumar Swamy, Dr Bernard Schoonakker
Osteomyelitis is a rare condition in the neonatal population with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) the most common pathogen, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae). Diagnosis is difficult but important, due to the potential long-term sequelae of the infection. We discuss a case of a preterm neonate, born at 26 weeks’ gestation, who presented with S. aureus­­­­­­­­­ and evidence of osteomyelitis in the proximal humerus and femoral head. While rare, osteomyelitis is often multifocal. We explore the challenges of diagnosis, treatment and outcomes in this interesting case.

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Where ethics and diagnoses collide – a case of congenital myasthenic syndrome
Dr Muhammad Saif Jalal, Dr Abdullah A Khan, Dr Saer Almeree
Neonatal congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is a rare and life-threatening condition characterised by hypotonia and poor or absent respiratory effort; it may prove fatal. Managing this condition can be challenging due to difficult ventilation often needing high pressures, ventilator dependence and the lack of parallel planning involving palliative conversations.

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Neonate with a pale, cold, pulseless arm: A case series
Dr Suchika Garg, Dr Freja Mahler, Dr Dhruv Rastogi, Dr Amit Verma
This is a case series of two neonates born in the UK with pale, pulseless, cold upper limbs that resolved with glyceryl trinitrate and heparin use. Both neonates had resolution of this presumed vasospasm and ischaemia prior to discharge from the neonatal unit.

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Feasibility and efficacy of using volume guarantee with high frequency oscillation for ventilation of preterm infants
Dr Katarzyna Cooke, Dr Amitava Sur, Dr Anshuman Paria
This article considers the feasibility of using a newer modality of ventilation for extreme preterm infants to achieve stable carbon dioxide control.

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 FREE  Non-pharmacological management in neonatal abstinence syndrome: an overview
Raju Sunderesan, Christopher Cox

Substance misuse continues to be a significant problem during pregnancy and is on the increase. Consequently, neonatologists are encountering an increasing number of infants born with symptoms of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Non-pharmacological measures are an effective means of managing infants with NAS and should be used in the first instance, however, most neonatal units do not have a guideline describing the non-pharmacological pathway, which is centred around promoting maternal involvement in care, minimising stimuli and increasing staff education. We outline the important aspects of non-pharmacological management of infants with NAS to encourage soothing strategies prior to the use of medications.

 FREE  Neonatal bilious vomiting: risk factors for surgical pathology
David A Cummins, Carl A Kuschel

 FREE  Current use of probiotics in neonatal units in England
Ashok Karupaiah, Abdulhakim Abdurrazaq, Josephine Quaynor

 FREE  The anatomy of compassion: courage, connection and safeness in perinatal practice
Davy Evans, Ruth Butterworth

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