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
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Oxygenation Index / OI
Enter all three values, then calculate.
OI = (FiO₂% × MAP) / PaO₂
Equivalent to (FiO₂ fraction × MAP × 100) / PaO₂.OI is one measure of neonatal hypoxic respiratory failure severity. Interpret it with the clinical picture and trends, not in isolation.
For education and clinical support. Clinical judgment and local protocols prevail. Values are calculated in your browser and are not stored or sent. Formula reference.
- 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