💙 Join BAPM Be part of a growing community of over 3,000 neonatal and perinatal professionals working together to improve care for babies and families across the UK. Access guidance, education, webinars and a strong professional network. 🔗 Join today: www.bapm.org/pages/26-why...

📅✨ Upcoming BAPM events for 2026 – book them in your diary now! We’ve got a busy start to the year with webinars and meetings bringing the latest updates in neonatal and perinatal care, plus our Spring Conference in March. Book here> www.bapm.org/pages/190-me...

Please forward to all medical, nursing and AHP students who are interested in neonatology. We are keen to grow our medical student links- they are our future colleagues

British Association of Perinatal Medicine@bapmofficial.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 There’s still time to apply for our Student Essay Competition! If you’re interested in neonatal or perinatal care, don’t miss the chance to showcase your ideas and have your work recognised by BAPM. 🗓️ Deadline: 17 December Details: www.bapm.org/pages/studen...

📢 BAPM Framework Consultation Now Open We’ve published a draft Framework on Central Venous Access Devices in Neonates. Have your say and help shape best practice. www.bapm.org/resources/ce...

🆕 BAPM has published a new Framework for Practice: Management of Neonatal Pain. This guidance supports healthcare professionals in recognising, preventing and treating pain in newborns, helping develop local best practice across neonatal services. 🔗 Read more: www.bapm.org/resources/ma...

Join us on 23rd October for the beginning of our new webinar series theme: Clinical Based Practice. Book here to secure your place: bit.ly/3WoIpVj Each webinar is £10, or join the NNA today for free access to all our webinars: bit.ly/3XLO7S7

The BAPM Annual Conference 2025 is underway in Cardiff and online. #BAPMtogether

👋 Join BAPM today and be part of a community shaping perinatal care. ✅ Member-only resources ✅ Free webinar library ✅ Networking & events Sign up here 👉 www.bapm.org/pages/6-memb...

Consultation is now open on the DRAFT version of the BAPM Framework 'Perinatal Management of Extreme Preterm Birth Before 27 Weeks of Gestation'. Consultation closes: 30 September 2025 View document> www.bapm.org/resources/pe...

⏳ Reminder: Trust & Group Booking deadline for #BAPM2025 is Fri 8 Aug! 👥 Save 10% on in-person bookings over £500 – perfect for teams attending together. 📩 Contact lucy@cfsevents.co.uk for details. Don’t miss out – book now: www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

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Mum of 'miracle' baby on the pioneering surgery which saved her life

The procedure prevented an extremely premature birth and the baby is now doing well

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Eleri Adams, @bapmofficial.bsky.social President, taking part in panel discussion together with Bill Kirkup and @michellewelshmp.bsky.social on how do we make maternity and neonatal care better. Improved culture and perinatal optimisation are important potential improvements #InsightToImpactMatNeo

Insightful presentation as usual from Bill Kirkup reflecting on maternity reviews. Many, many (733) recommendations have been made, but many not yet implemented #InsightToImpactMatNeo

🚨 Final hours! Early Bird booking for the BAPM Annual Conference 2025 closes tonight at 23:59! Save ~35% on your ticket and secure your place at the year’s key perinatal event. 🎟️ www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

📢 Call for Abstracts: BAPM Annual Conference 2025 Have a project that improved neonatal care? Want to showcase best practice or share learning? We want to hear from you! 🗓️ Deadline: Sunday 29 June 2025, 11:59pm 🔗 Submit here: cfsevents.eventsair.com/Presentation...

Have you or your team made a real impact in perinatal care? 🌟 The BAPM Gopi Menon Awards are your chance to be recognised nationally. Submit your entry today and inspire the wider community! 🗓️ Deadline: 8 June ➡️ www.bapm.org/pages/101-ba...

Congratulations @drkatieg.bsky.social, looking forward to more opportunities for @bapmofficial.bsky.social and @neonatalnursesuk.bsky.social to work together to lead and shape neonatal care

Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA)@neonatalnursesuk.bsky.social · last yr.

Welcome to our new Chair, Katie Gallagher "Thank you for this opportunity to represent neonatal nurses. Together, we can raise the profile of education, clinical practice, & research to support the progression of neonatal nursing. We can inspire & champion our profession to drive positive change"

BAPM and BAPS are seeking members to join a pilot forum to improve standards in neonatal surgery. Nominations close on 27 April 2025. Find out more here> www.bapm.org/articles/mem...

In-person tickets for the BAPM Spring Conference will close this evening. But you can still book a virtual ticket until Thursday 27 March. Check out the programme and book your place www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

BAPM has produced a new guide to help with the development of In-utero transfer (IUT) policies for regions. View the document here> www.bapm.org/resources/in...

Early Bird tickets are now available for the BAPM Annual Conference 2025. This year's event will take place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff and online! Find out more and book your Early Bird ticket here> www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

There's just two weeks until the BAPM Spring Conference. Have you go your ticket yet? Live ticket deadline: 24 March Virtual ticket deadline: 27 March View the programme and book here> www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

The BAPM Spring Conference takes place next month. The event brings together paediatric and neonatal trainees at all levels of training, ANNPs and AHPs. If you're an AHP, here's why you should be there! Find out more and book your place here> www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

As a BAPM member, you’ll get exclusive access to FREE webinars covering the latest in perinatal medicine. Stay informed, enhance your knowledge, and learn from the best in the field. Join today! buff.ly/viGP5u9

Very exciting paper on UK NICU mothers own milk (MOM) has just been published online by Shalini Ojha's group: fn.bmj.com/content/earl... Strong social determinants of exclusive & any MOM. Highest risk of no/non exclusive are white mothers <26 years living in most deprived areas 1/

Some great contributions to this. Congratulations to the winner. Please encourage students to continue to participate in this next year.

British Association of Perinatal Medicine@bapmofficial.bsky.social · last yr.

The winner of the 2025 BAPM Student Essay Competition is Hamza Akbar Khan from University of Exeter. BAPM received more than 60 entries to the competition and the judges were impressed by the quality. The winning and runner up essays are available to read here: https://buff.ly/3QbK8dh

Good morning! We're looking forward to seeing many of you at Perinatal Update 2025 today! We'll kick things off at 9:30. Here's a reminder of the programme. If you can't make every session, a recording will be available to members after. #PerinatalUpdate https://buff.ly/4gp3xSS

Some pictures of the newly expanded NICU in Nottingham. A long-awaited development which will improve outcomes for babies. More space for families and staff, improved parent spaces, teaching space with fully equipped SIM space, bereavement suite. Looking forward to moving in later this week.

In infants born preterm, dexamethasone is associated with improved survival free of cerebral palsy when the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) exceeds 70%. As with any medication, it always comes down to risks versus benefits ja.ma/48U8HUP #NeoSky

Systemic Postnatal Corticosteroids, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and Survival Free of Cerebral Palsy

This comparative effectiveness research assesses differences in the association of systemic postnatal corticosteroids with survival free of cerebral palsy by risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

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Thanks to the Guardian for this excellent long read on neonatal intensive care for the smallest babies. Considered opinions from UK neonatalologists explain the issues. Hope gives a window into this world for the wider public www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

‘Look, they’re getting skin!’: the moral challenge of saving the world’s tiniest babies

The long read: Doctors are pushing the limits of science and human biology to save more extremely premature babies than ever before. But when so few survive, are we putting them through needless suffe...

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