World Prematurity Day - After the Neonatal Unit

This special free webinar from BAPM to celebrate World Prematurity Day is planned to highlight the lifelong impact of prematurity with a focus on supporting families and improving long-term outcomes for children born preterm. It is for any professional involved in supporting families and children after neonatal care.

It is one year since the publication of the House of Lords inquiry report -  Preterm birth: Reducing risk and improving lives, which outlined in clear detail the lasting impact that premature birth can have on families and children born prematurely. Prematurity doesn’t end when parents bring their baby or babies home from hospital. While recovering from the trauma of neonatal intensive care, parents are at much greater risk of mental health difficulties, children are frequently re-admitted back to hospital, and children born preterm are more likely than their peers born at term to have a Special Educational Need or Disability.

The committee’s report concluded there is a clear need for a co-ordinated effort to reduce the impact of preterm birth. In this webinar we will discuss the life-long impact of prematurity and bring services together to explore examples of best practice.

The webinar, hosted jointly with BANNFU, will be chaired by Catriona Ogilvy, BAPM’s Family Advocacy and Support Lead.

Programme

This webinar will cover the following topics:

• Supporting long-term outcomes, the role of the follow up clinic
• Educational outcomes of children born preterm
• Re-admission to hospital
• Growing up after premature birth – a lived experience 
• Q&A with panel - Chaired by Catriona Ogilvy

Joining the webinar

Shortly after booking you will receive a confirmation email. To add this webinar to your calendar please accept the ICS calendar file attached to this email. Accepting this invite will block out time in your calendar. (The calendar file can prompt a security warning). 

Please note that previous BAPM webinars were sent out as calendar invites but our new process means you must download the calendar file manually if you wish to add this to your calendar.

We will send a reminder with the joining link before the webinar. If you have any questions or experience any issues, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. 

Tickets

Please register in advance.

Date: 20 November 2025
Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Location: Online - Teams webinar