Professor Frank Bloomfield, ONZM, of Auckland, for services to neonatology
Professor Frank Bloomfield worked as a clinical and academic neonatologist in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Auckland City Hospital. He was Director of the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland. He is Professor of Neonatology and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Auckland. He has undertaken research across perinatology and paediatrics with a particular interest in fetal development and infant nutrition. He has led ground-breaking research into the optimisation of protein intake and nutrition for premature babies. He was President of the Perinatal Society of New Zealand, then President of the Perinatal Society of New Zealand and Australia.Professor Bloomfield has been a member of numerous committees and advisory boards promoting the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and babies.