National Neonatal Guidance

BAPM Guidance

• BAPM Frameworks for Practice

BBV Guidance

• Hepatitis B virus Prevention of perinatal transmission Guideline (2024)
• Management of babies born to mothers with Hepatitis C Guideline (2024) – Please note that the guideline for Management of babies born to mothers with Hepatitis C is currently under review. Please refer to your local guidance in the interim. We will update all network colleagues once the review has been completed.
• Management of Infants exposed to HIV in pregnancy Guideline (2024)

Difficult Airway Management

• National Neonatal Network Difficult Airway Management (2023)

Down’s Syndrome

• The Scottish Standard Care Pathway for Babies Born with Down’s Syndrome (2024)

Home Oxygen

• National Neonatal Network Home Oxygen Guideline (2022)

• Patient Information Leaflet: DVSCO Your Oxygen Cylinder with Low Flow Regulator (2022)

Managing Breastmilk

• Managing breastmilk (Mothers own and donor) within maternity neonatal and hospital based children’s services v1.1 (2025)

Management of Extreme Preterm Infants (22+0 to 23+6 weeks) Guideline

• National Neonatal Network Management of Extreme Preterm Infants (22+0 to 23+6 weeks) Guideline v1.0 (2024)

Neuroprotection / Cooling

• Neuroprotection Care Pathway for Infants with HIE (Modification Sept 2021)
• NPC Cot-Side Decision-Making Aids for Referring Centres (2021)
• Supporting Documentation for Cooling Equipment:
  • Olympic Brainz Set Up
  • Olympic Brainz Clinical Guide to CFM Interpretation  
  • Video – Olympic Brainz Guide
  • Video – EEG Electrode Application
  • Tecotherm Quick Set up Guide
  • Tecotherm Instruction Booklet
  • Video – Tecotherm Neo Guide
  • Criticool
    • CritiCool Step by Step Guide
    • CritiCool User Manual
    • Video – Criticool Quick Set Up Guide

• • Criticool MINI
    • CritiCool MINI Step by Step Guide
    • CritiCool MINI User Manual

• The neurological examination of an asphyxiated baby (Resource 1, launched July 2022 – Duration 09:35)
• Speaking to parents about asphyxia and cooling treatment (Resource 2, launched July 2022 – Duration 05:54)
• Speaking to parents about prognosis after MRI and cooling treatment (Resource 3, launched July 2022 – Duration 08:11)

Neonatal Infant Feeding Policy

• Neonatal Infant Feeding Policy (2024)

Optimal decontamination of breast pump equipment in hospital

• Optimal decontamination of breast pump equipment in hospital (2024)

Term Respiratory Failure

• National Neonatal Network Term Respiratory Failure Guideline (2021)

Transport

• ScotSTAR: Accessing Support and Transfer of Newborn Infants (Remote and Rural) (2021)
• In-Utero Transfers in Scotland: Consultant Led Unit to Consultant Led Unit (2023)