NEONATAL EDUCATION
Practical learning for paediatric and neonatal teams. New to the unit? Start with orientation below. The conditions, physiology and journal club are here for when you want to go deeper or study - dip in as you need them, not required reading to get started.
FOR NEW STARTERS
Getting started on the ward - where things are, your shifts, common jobs and who to call.
GOSFORD HOSPITAL
Your starting guide to the paediatric ward - shifts, jobs, referrals and teaching.
Open the orientation guide →GOSFORD HOSPITAL · K7
How the SCN runs - deliveries, admissions, daily workflow and discharge.
Open the SCN guide →THIS WEEK
UPDATED ON A MONDAY
A delivery-room CPAP pilot (PLaNT): fewer late-preterm babies needed respiratory support at 30 minutes and fewer unplanned NICU admissions (Shah et al, Pediatrics 2026).
Read this week's article →Browse the full Journal Club - archive, landmark trials & podcast →
GO DEEPER · EXPLORE BY SYSTEM
The reference layer. Dip into a condition as you meet it on the unit, or read the deeper physiology and evidence when you are studying. Here when you want it - you do not need to read it all to get started.
RDS, MAS, TTN, PPHN, air leak, CDH, apnoea.
PDA, congenital heart disease, shock, the cyanotic baby.
HIE, seizures, IVH, hypotonia, the neuro exam.
Feeding, NEC, reflux, faltering growth.
Early/late-onset sepsis, screening, antibiotics.
Jaundice, anaemia, polycythaemia, NAIT.
Hypoglycaemia, IEM, ambiguous genitalia, thyroid.
AKI, fluids & electrolytes, antenatal hydronephrosis.
Trisomy 21, the dysmorphic infant, microarray.
Complications of prematurity, BPD, ROP, growth.
NRP, the NETS call, lines & procedures.
Surveillance, milestones, the SCN graduate.
For educational purposes only. Always align management to current ANZCOR/NRP guidelines and your local SCN/NICU or NETS protocols.