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Respectful care for every newborn: A global call for dignity and compassion

2025-12-14 / News

A global review reveals that many newborns still face unsafe and disrespectful care. The study calls for urgent action to ensure every infant is treated with dignity from birth.

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Family integrated care: a step towards global standards in newborn health

2025-11-09 / News

Family Integrated Care (FICare) empowers parents as active caregivers in neonatal units. It improves infant health, reduces parental stress, and strengthens collaboration between families and healthcare teams.

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“Follow-up and continuing care” standards now available in Ukrainian

2025-10-26 / News

Ukraine has translated and adapted the European Standard of Care on "Follow-up & continuing care", strengthening national neonatal and perinatal services and supporting healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidance aligned with international best practices.

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Investigating antibiotics in the NICU: balancing safety and standards

2025-10-19 / News

Infections remain a serious threat for newborns, especially those born preterm and requiring intensive care. Neonatal sepsis and other bacterial infections can lead to long-term complications or even death if not treated properly. In recent years, some studies have suggested shortening antibiotic treatment or switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics sooner. While these ideas aim […]

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Building stronger bonds: Transforming neonatal care through close collaboration with parents

2025-09-22 / News

Providing the best possible start in life for all newborns is a global challenge, particularly for those requiring intensive hospital care. Traditionally, neonatal care has focused more on medical tasks than on the essential role of parents. To address this gap, a programme called Close Collaboration with Parents was developed in Finland as a staff […]

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Ensuring nutrition for the smallest: Why early feeding standards matter for preterm newborns

2025-08-17 / News

Providing optimal nutrition for preterm and low-birth-weight newborns remains one of the greatest challenges in neonatal care. While clinical guidelines exist, actual practices often vary widely depending on local resources and policies. To identify areas where improvements are needed, a descriptive study was conducted in a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit in Portugal, focusing […]

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Balancing progress and principles: AI in neonatal care requires ethical safeguards

2025-07-09 / News

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly enters neonatal care, it brings both promise and concern. New technologies offer the chance to better predict and monitor health outcomes for newborns, especially for those born preterm. However, this progress also raises deep ethical questions about fairness, transparency, and informed decision-making. A recent review explored how AI impacts four […]

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Breastfeeding and HIV: What does guidance across Europe really say?

2025-06-23 / Team

For women living with HIV, the decision to breastfeed comes with medical, emotional, and legal complexity. Although effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduces the risk of HIV transmission, breastfeeding remains a debated issue, especially in countries with access to safe alternatives. A new European survey study, coordinated by WAVE under the European AIDS Clinical Society, […]

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