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Stephen Wardle

@stevewardle.bsky.social

Consultant Neonatologist, Nottingham Centre for Newborn Care, Nottingham UK BAPM President-Elect

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⏳ Reminder: Trust & Group Booking deadline for #BAPM2025 is Fri 8 Aug!

πŸ‘₯ Save 10% on in-person bookings over Β£500 – perfect for teams attending together.
πŸ“© Contact lucy@cfsevents.co.uk for details.

Don’t miss out – book now: www.bapm.org/events/bapm-...

06.08.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

23.07.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

16.07.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Insightful presentation as usual from Bill Kirkup reflecting on maternity reviews. Many, many (733) recommendations have been made, but many not yet implemented #InsightToImpactMatNeo

16.07.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 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-...

22.06.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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!

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: Sunday 29 June 2025, 11:59pm
πŸ”— Submit here: cfsevents.eventsair.com/Presentation...

28.05.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: 8 June
➑️ www.bapm.org/pages/101-ba...

06.05.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

06.04.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

26.03.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

24.03.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

25.03.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

20.03.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

18.03.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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-...

13.03.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!
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10.03.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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/

27.02.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.02.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

11.02.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A bit different from how it used to look!

10.12.2024 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

10.12.2024 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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

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#NeoSky

24.11.2024 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜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...

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...

19.11.2024 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Annage with pictures of Bluesky users in our 99Nicu Neonatology Starter pack.

Annage with pictures of Bluesky users in our 99Nicu Neonatology Starter pack.

Dear NICU-professionals out in the clear blue sky! πŸ¦‹

We have been trying to summon a starter pack with users in the field of neonatology.

Please let us know if we have missed someone, or if you want to join the list! ⬅️

go.bsky.app/JzLem6W

08.11.2024 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2

Time to regroup and like a phoenix, rising from the ashes, reunite here where the skies are so beautifully blue
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#NeoSky

16.11.2024 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Prophylactic Acid-suppression Medication to Prevent Anastomotic Strictures After Oesophageal Atresia Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Anastomotic stricture is a common postoperative complication of oesophageal atresiaΒ Β±Β tracheoesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) repair. Acid gastro-oesophage…

A friendly reminder to #NeoSky on a pet topic:
PPIs have very little evidence of benefit in neonates and potential for harm.
We did a systematic review of acid suppression after TOF/OA (EA/TEF) repair and found no benefit: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

15.11.2024 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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