The Neonatal Society AGM will take place on the same day during a break in the sessions.
- Thursday 19th November 2026
- Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London
- 09.00 - 18.00 GMT
Submission deadline: 30th October 2026
- KEY LECTURES
WIDDOWSON Lecture
Professor Per Torp Sangild, Professor of Comparative Pediatrics, University of Copenhagen. “Comparative Perinatology, Hope and the first Human Existence’.
Keynote Lecture: TBC
THE McCANCE LECTURE
Prof David FitzPatrick, Professor and Consultant in Paediatric Genetics, Group Head MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh:
‘Paediatric genomics: new methods for diagnosing rare disease in infants’
The inaugural Rising Star Annual Invited Lecture will be given by Dr Harry Leitch Academic Clinical Lecturer in Genetics & Medical Research Council Investigator, Imperial College London: ‘Pluripotent stem cell disease modelling approaches in acutely unwell neonates’
- Further details coming soon
- PROGRAMME
Neonatal Society Autumn Meeting, 21 November 2025
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 10 -18 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
Meeting Virtual Link: To be emailed to delegates on 20th November 2025
Session 1
09:00. Li Yan Chow
A review of the causes of death in babies admitted to a medical level 3 neonatal intensive care unit over a 12-year period.
09:15. Kristel Fobelets
A proof-of-concept study of real time continuous non-invasive breathing monitoring of neonates using wearable sensors
09:30. Dhanyata Narendra
Investigating the mechano-acoustic eIects of white noise on foetal lung amniotic fluid- derived organoids
09:45. Gloria Zhang
Amniotic fluid-derived primary lung organoids as personalised model for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
10:00. Shin Tan
Short-burst ultraviolet-C disinfection of neonatal infant toys
10:15. Morning tea/coffee break (30 minutes)
Session 2
10:45. Shalini Ojha
Fluids exclusively enteral from day one (FEED1) versus gradual feeding in preterm infants: a randomised, open-label, superiority trial
11:00. Maria Cifuentes
Discovering novel biomarkers and treatment strategies for necrotising enterocolitis. A multi-omic approach. Preliminary results
11:15. Angel Achese
Necrotising enterocolitis in neonates post cardiac surgery: a case control study
11:30. Keynote Lecture
Professor Nigel Hall, Professor of Paediatric Surgery, University of Southampton ‘Advancing neonatal surgical care and outcomes through randomised trials’
12:30. Lunch Break (30 min)
13:00. Annual General Meeting for Members of the Neonatal Society (60 min)
Session 3
14:00. Katie McKinnon
Outcomes of term infants with no heart rate detected at 10 minutes in the UK and Ireland at two years of age: a prospective national cohort study
14:15. Katie McKinnon
Preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood
14:30. Aisling Kenny
From microbes to milestones: gut bacterial abundances and functional pathways associate with neurodevelopment following preterm birth
14:45. Anoop Ramana
Super-resolution microvascular imaging of neonatal brain using contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a feasibility study
15:00. Niccole Ranaei-Zamani
Predicting adverse neonatal outcomes using machine learning analysis of placental oxygenation and metabolism from a novel wearable NIRS sensor
15:15. Afternoon tea/coffee break (30 minutes)
Session 4
15:45. David Odd
Does mode of birth reduce the risk of death or brain injury in very preterm babies? The PRECIOUS (preterm caesarean/vaginal birth & IVH/outcomes) cohort and emulated target trial
16:00. Jathushaa Suthaharan
UK-wide survey of defibrillator access and staff training in neonatal units
16:15. Ivory Huang
Can caffeine citrate be used to treat intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants? A systematic review
16:30. Anna Jackson
Supporting clinician decision-making in preterm late-onset sepsis: evaluating potential point-of-care tests
16:45. The Widdowson lecture
Professor Mark Turner. Professor Emeritus of Neonatology and Research Delivery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK and CEO conect4children Stichting, Utrecht, Netherlands
‘Developing new medicines for newborns’
17:45. Drinks Reception