Dear Colleagues,

Only in neonatology have advances over the years made such tremendous steps forward, saving a huge number of people. We know that approximately 5–10% of newborns will require support upon delivery and later on. The same number of newborns will be treated for some time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—NICU. Since the first NICUs emerged in USA in the 1960s, our abilities to treat extremely preterm newborns or those with complicated illnesses, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, organ failure, or congenital anomalies, are still growing. Many conditions became rare due to preventive measures (e.g., Rh isoimmunization), but our methodology and the appearance of a new modalities (such as iNO) reduced mortality, morbidity, and long-term consequences in large number of sick newborns. As well as new methods, changes in daily practice, including minimal manipulation and nurturing, family centered care, the discovery of breast milk benefits, the reduction of blood sampling, and others, also gave us the opportunity to offer substantially improved chances for intact survival in the most venerable group of people.

We are inviting review articles, original research, and case reports from across the world which will provide more information on all clinical, organizational, or scientific progress which were made in neonatology. The authors can contact the editor directly at boris.filipovic-grcic@kbc-zagreb.hr with any further questions.

Dr. Boris Filipović-Grčić
Guest Editor

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• newborn
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• neuroprotective strategies in newborn
• stabilization and resuscitation in delivery room
• obstetrical prevention of newborn conditions
• neurodevelopmental care in NICU
• outcomes of the NICU treatment