neonatal society neonatal society established in the united kingdom in 1959 the neonatal society is the world's oldest learned society for the promotion of neonatal science. it is composed of both scientists and clinicians working in the area of the fetus and newborn. neonatal societyformation24 april 1959 (1959-04-24) at the royal hotel, scarboroughwebsitehttps://www.neonatalsociety.ac.uk/ the archives of the organisation are deposited at the wellcome library. president and past officers andrew ewer is the current president of the organisation, with james boardman as the immediate past president. previous presidents include: howard clark david hull robert mccance neena modi, the former president of the british medical association and the royal college of paediatrics and child health peter tizard elsie widdowson andrew wilkinson maureen young thomas stapleton was a founder member of the organisation. membership there are two main memberships available for the neonatal society: ordinary membership and trainee membership. honorary membership may be offered to persons who have made notable contributions to the study of the newborn.