Research Projects Topic: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant
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Baby-OSCAR - Outcome after Selective Early Treatment for Closure of Patent Ductus ARteriosus in Pre-term Babies
Lead: Samir Gupta (University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant -
BAPS-CASS: Surveillance of the surgical outcomes of infants with necrotising enterocolitis
Leads: Kokila Lakhoo (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford) and Amit Gupta (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Paediatric surgery -
BOOST-II UK trial - targeting oxygen saturation levels in preterm babies
Lead: Peter Brocklehurst (NPEU)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
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ePrime - Evaluation of MR imaging to predict neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants
Lead: David Edwards (Imperial College, London)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Parents -
I2S2 - Iodine supplementation trial - iodine supplementation for premature babies
Leads: Fiona Williams (University of Dundee) and Peter Brocklehurst (NPEU)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
Minidex: The efficacy and safety of very low dose dexamethasone used to facilitate the extubation of ventilator dependent preterm babies who are at high risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Leads: Helen Yates (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) and Mark Turner (University of Liverpool)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
Neonatal networks, admissions and transfers
Leads: Karen Hamilton (NPEU (Honorary Member)) and Maggie Redshaw (NPEU (Former member))
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant -
Neonatal Taskforce Workforce: neonatal staff survey analysis
Lead: Maggie Redshaw (NPEU (Former member))
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Organisation and delivery of maternity and neonatal care -
Nurse staffing in relation to risk adjusted mortality in neonatal care
Lead: Karen Hamilton (NPEU (Honorary Member))
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant -
Optimising neonatal service provision for preterm babies born between 27 and 31 weeks gestation in England using national data, qualitative research and economic analysis
Lead: Thillagavathie Pillay (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Organisation and delivery of maternity and neonatal care, Preterm birth -
PiPS - Probiotics in Preterm babies Study
Lead: Kate Costeloe (Homerton Hospital, London)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
PITCHES: Phase III trial in IntrahepaTic CHolestasis of pregnancy (ICP) to evaluate urSodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in improving perinatal outcomes
Lead: Lucy Chappell (King's College, London)
Topics: Antenatal care, Care of the compromised term infant, Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
Poppi - a single centre randomised placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy of morphine analgesia for procedural pain in infants
Lead: Rebeccah Slater (University of Oxford)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth -
Pre-eclampsia in Hospital: Early Induction or Expectant management (PHOENIX).
Leads: Lucy Chappell (King's College, London) and Andy Shennan (King's College, London)
Topics: Antenatal care, Care of the compromised term infant, Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Child health and development, Labour and delivery, Preterm birth, Severe maternal morbidity and mortality, Stillbirth and infant death -
SIFT - Speed of Increasing milk Feeds Trial
Lead: Jon Dorling (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK)
Topics: Care of the preterm or low birthweight infant, Preterm birth