This is a curated reading list — the journals, textbooks, guidelines and tools we lean on in everyday neonatal practice and teaching. It is not exhaustive. Everything here is linked back to its source: publisher pages, organisation hubs, or DOI landing pages. Nothing is hosted on this site. The list is reviewed periodically; if something here has gone stale, please let us know.
Journals
Impact Factors are the Clarivate Journal Citation Reports 2024 release (June 2025)
- JAMA Pediatrics — IF 18.0 (JCR 2024)
Highest-ranked paediatric journal. Original research, editorials and policy across the full paediatric spectrum, with substantial neonatal representation. - Pediatrics — IF 6.4 (JCR 2024)
Flagship journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Broad paediatric scope; most-cited journal in the field. - Archives of Disease in Childhood — Fetal and Neonatal Edition — IF 4.4 (JCR 2024)
BMJ’s perinatal/neonatal title, endorsed by the RCPCH for continuing professional development. Strong UK and European clinical-research base. - Seminars in Perinatology — IF 3.2 (JCR 2024)
Single-topic themed issues spanning maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology, with authoritative reviews from guest editors. - Neonatology — IF 3.0 (JCR 2024)
Karger’s neonatal journal covering clinical care, fetal medicine and developmental biology. Home to the European Consensus Guidelines on RDS. - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine — IF 2.8 (JCR 2024)
Bi-monthly themed review issues on the latest advances in fetal and neonatal medicine. Review-only format, useful for state-of-the-art summaries. - Journal of Perinatology — IF 2.4 (JCR 2024)
Official journal of the AAP Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Clinical research, quality improvement, and practice-oriented reviews. - Clinics in Perinatology — IF 2.4 (JCR 2024)
Quarterly single-topic issues guest-edited by leading authorities. Practical, clinically oriented; CME-eligible. - Acta Paediatrica — IF 2.1 (JCR 2024)
International journal covering clinical and experimental research across paediatrics, including neonatal and developmental medicine. - Frontiers in Pediatrics — IF 2.0 (JCR 2024)
Open-access journal with broad paediatric scope, high publication volume, and active Research Topics on focused themes. - BMC Pediatrics — IF 2.0 (JCR 2024)
Open-access journal covering all aspects of health care in neonates, children and adolescents, including pathophysiology and epidemiology. - Early Human Development — IF 2.0 (JCR 2024)
Fetal, neonatal and infant development across biological, neurodevelopmental and behavioural domains. - Journal of Clinical Neonatology — IF 0.2 (JCR 2024)
Smaller journal with regional focus, publishing clinical observations, case reports and brief studies in neonatal practice.
- NeoReviews — Not JCR-indexed (Scopus CiteScore ~1.0)
AAP review journal aimed at trainees and practising neonatologists. Concise topic overviews and board-style content. - Journal of Neonatal Nursing — Not JCR-indexed (Scopus only)
Practical bimonthly journal for the multidisciplinary neonatal team. Nursing-led, with strong focus on family-centred and developmental care.
Textbooks
- Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn — Gleason & Juul (eds.), 11th edition, 2024
- Fanaroff and Martin’s Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine — Martin, Fanaroff & Walsh (eds.), 12th edition, 2025
- Cloherty and Stark’s Manual of Neonatal Care — Eichenwald, Hansen, Martin & Stark (eds.), 9th edition, 2023
- Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate — Goldsmith, Karotkin, Suresh & Keszler (eds.), 7th edition, 2022
- MacDonald’s Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology — MacDonald & Ramasethu (eds.), 6th edition, 2020
- Volpe’s Neurology of the Newborn — Volpe et al. (eds.), 7th edition, 2024
International Guidelines
- Cochrane Neonatal Systematic reviews specific to neonatology.
- ANZCOR — Australasian neonatal resuscitation guidelines
- European Resuscitation Council — guidelines
- World Health Organization — newborn health
- ESPGHAN — publications
- British Association of Perinatal Medicine — Frameworks for Practice
- American Academy of Pediatrics — clinical practice guidelines
- Canadian Paediatric Society — Fetus and Newborn Committee
- NICE — Guidance for Infants and Neonates
Databases
- PubMed — Primary biomedical literature search.
- ClinicalTrials.gov — Registered clinical trials database.
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network — Outcomes data and the extremely preterm birth outcomes calculator.
- TRIP database — Clinical evidence aggregator.
- Epistemonikos — Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.
Other Educational Resources
- Don’t Forget The Bubbles (DFTB) — Peer-reviewed, open-access paediatric and neonatal education.
- Life in the Fast Lane (LITFL) — Critical care education, with strong neonatal and paediatric sections.
- The Incubator Podcast — Evidence-based neonatology podcast.
- OPENPediatrics — Free clinical learning platform from Boston Children’s.
Calculators
- Kaiser Permanente Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator
- NICHD Extremely Preterm Birth Outcomes Calculator — Outcomes estimates for 22–25 weeks.
- INTERGROWTH-21st — International growth standards.
- BiliTool — Neonatal jaundice management calculator.
Methodology
- EQUATOR Network — Reporting guidelines for all study types.
- CONSORT — Randomised trial reporting.
- STROBE — Observational study reporting.
- PRISMA — Systematic review reporting.
- SPIRIT — Clinical trial protocols.
- BMJ Statistics Notes
- GRADE Working Group — Evidence rating framework.
Conferences
- Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting
- Hot Topics in Neonatology
- BAPM Annual Conference
- AAP National Conference & Exhibition
- RCPCH Annual Conference
- EAPS — European Academy of Paediatric Societies Congress
Last reviewed : Jun 2026. Spot a broken link or missing resource ? Let me know