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End-of-life care for extremely preterm infants

2024-07-17 / News

Extremely preterm infants (EPI), born before 28 weeks of gestation, represent a small but significant population in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Despite their small numbers, they contribute disproportionately to neonatal deaths and present unique challenges in end-of-life care (EOLC). Although the fundamental principles remain consistent, there are notable differences in end-of-life decision-making and care […]

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Building a new NICU in Nicosia, Cyprus

2024-06-25 / News

Guest article by Elena Megalemou Triantafyllides, President of the Board of Directors of our partner parent organisation in Cyprus, “Mora Thavmata” (Miracle Babies)   The “Miracle Babies” Association is a non-governmental organisation, a member of EFCNI’s network of parent and patient organisations, and supporter of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH).  It […]

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The importance of breast milk in preventing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in preterm infants

2024-06-20 / Allgemein

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), is a chronic lung disease that affects premature infants who required ventilation and oxygen therapy after birth, resulting from lung injury and impaired lung development. It is a leading cause of morbidity in preterm infants. Understanding modifiable factors, such as the quality of nutrition, can offer strategies to decrease the incidence and […]

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Once a nurse, always a nurse

2024-05-28 / News

A guest article by ESCNH Ambassador Livia Nagy Bonnard I felt honoured and proud when the representative of the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) Helle Lønstrup Haslund-Thomsen approached me and offered me the opportunity to open the bi-annual COINN conference in Aalborg, Denmark, this year. My first surprise and question was: what could I […]

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Kangaroo Mother Care: Improving newborn health through early skin-to-skin contact!

2024-05-28 / News

The 13th International Conference on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) held in Madrid from 21-22 November gathered 272 participants from 47 countries to discuss KMC practices, focusing on good practices, immediate implementation, nutrition, and basic ventilation. The present study summarises the results of the conference and highlights the importance of KMC for maternal and neonatal care. […]

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NICU design of tomorrow: Ways of implementing a NICU design for family-centred care using the example of Offenburg, Germany

2024-05-14 / News

  A guest article by Kathrin Litterst, paediatric intensive care nurse, Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg-Kehl   Idea In order to ensure the best possible care for preterm babies and newborns, an individual, development-promoting and family-orientated form of care, such as FINE and NIDCAP, is required. This also means that it must be possible for parents to […]

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ESCNH information brochure is now available in Hungarian

2024-04-29 / News

We are delighted to share that the information brochure about the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) is now also available in Hungarian! Translating the brochure into Hungarian is an essential step in enhancing accessibility to the ESCNH for healthcare professionals, parents, and policymakers across Hungary, thereby facilitating progress in the implementation process. […]

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Same shot, same schedule: Vaccination equality for preterm and full-term infants

2024-04-19 / News

  Despite being widely recommended, immunisation of preterm infants is frequently delayed, exposing this vulnerable group to various preventable diseases. The review article “An update on vaccination in preterm infants” by Lillian de Santos Rodrigues Sadeck and Renato de Ávila Kfouri delves into recent research on vaccine safety, effectiveness, and immunogenicity in preterm infants, shining […]

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