Geoff Durbin obituary

My husband, Dr Geoff Durbin, who has died aged 78, was a consultant neonatologist whose early research was one of the crucial steps in improving the treatment of babies with breathing difficulties.

In 1973 he became a research fellow in Osmund Reynolds's team at University College London (UCL), one of the early pioneers of intensive care for babies. Geoff was at the heart of this work from the very start, undertaking research into continuous positive airway pressure (Cpap) therapy, and on identifying the risk factors associated with bleeding into the brain.