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Editorial content
The editorial content of the Infant journal covers a wide range of subjects that reflects the varied roles of the professionals working in this area. Practical and clinically based, Infant supports neonatal and infant paediatric nursing and medical practice and develops professional education and health promotion skills.
Infant aims to provide a valuable resource for everyone involved in caring for premature babies and critically ill infants. Technological developments and their impact on care will be discussed, as well as the social and psychological issues relating to family support and child development.
Articles published in 2005
Articles published in 2006
Articles published in 2007
January 2009
- Diagnosis of a minor congenital abnormality
- Meningitis – coping with the after-effects
- Inotropes in neonates
- Parental views regarding early discharge
- Teaching in sub-Saharan Africa
March 2009
- Infection guidelines for UVCs and CVCs
- Gastroschisis
- Kangaroo Mother Care
- The newborn hearing screening journey
May 2009
- Teaching parents resuscitation
- Antifungal prophylaxis in vlbw infants
- Newborn blood spot sampling
- Combined oscillatory and mandatory ventilation
July 2009
- Overcoming problems with breast feeding
- Newborn skincare
- Fetal MRI
- Delivery room integrated care pathway
- Case report: neonatal herpes
September 2009
- Abnormal electrolyte levels
- Setting up an outreach clinic
- Neonatal TaskForce guidelines
- Incubator humidity
November 2009
- Audit of developmental care
- Weaning onto solids
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Retrieval transport course
Each issue of Infant also typically includes:
- Editorial
- Case reports
- Review articles
- Clinical practice articles
- Focus on a unit
- Conference reviews
- Product reviews
- Hot topics from the web
- Diary
- News
- Advances in Practice Guide
Infant has a board of distinguished advisors whose experience and knowledge ensures that articles carried in the journal are factually correct, topical and relevant for all readers. The majority of articles are commissioned and written by experts in their field. Non-commissioned articles are subject to peer review in order to guarantee that all content meets the highest standards.
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