Sara Clarke
Lead Dietian
I am an experienced paediatric dietitian, having worked at Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital for over 25 years. I joined the Neonatal Network in 2015, a role I only took on for a year but got hooked and ended up staying!!
I am Chair of the Neonatal Dietitian’s Interest Group and BAPM AHP executive committee representative.
Education of others on all aspects of neonatal nutrition is a key part of my network role and I enjoy delivering sessions across the network and nationally to all neonatal staff. I am responsible for the delivery of the neonatal nutrition MSc module on behalf of the British Dietetic Association.
I have been involved in many local and national initiatives since I took on the Network role including the development of standardised feeding guidelines, Network PN and the early expressing and administration of colostrum to babies on the NNU, as well as a member of several BAPM Toolkit and Framework groups on breast milk, donor milk and neonatal outreach. You might tell I am passionate supporter of all things breast milk!!