Frank Bloomfield

Liggins Institute (Director)

University of Auckland (Profressor of Neonatology)

President, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 2014-2016
President, Perinatal Society of New Zealand 2010-2014
Editor, Pediatric Research 2012 – present
Member of the New Zealand National Maternity Monitoring Group 2012-2018
Expert advisor, various New Zealand Ministry of Health advisory groups / working parties
Council Member, Perinatal Research Society of the USA 2015-2017

Current Interests:  Neonatal growth and nutrition: PI of two large RCTs investigating neonatal nutrition, the ProVIDe and DIAMOND trials; equity of outcome for newborns;  neonatal pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease; maternal nutrition and pregnancy outcome