Lifecycle

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In 2018, the first set of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) was published and officially launched in Brussels. Despite being a comprehensive set of standards grouped in eleven overarching topics, the ESCNH are not fully finalised but rather should be regarded as a living document, which is regularly updated and expanded/shortened, if needed.

More details on the regular revision of the ESCNH and the development of new standards can be found below.

Revision process

As medical care is a very fast-developing area, the ESCNH need to be revised regularly. Therefore, certain intervals were defined by the author teams, after which each standard needs to be revised.

Development of new standards

New standards within the framework of the eleven topics are worked on continuously following the same methodology as the original set of standards to enlarge the ESCNH package.

Are you interested in shaping the ESCNH?

If you are interested in becoming an independent reviewer for the current/future revisions of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health or if are interested in developing new standards, you can send us an email to standards@efcni.org.

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