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Open your mind: Award by the initiative “Germany – Land of Ideas”

2017-06-27 / News

The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project is one of the awardees in the competition “Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”. The “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative is a “contest of ideas” which offers creative minds from all over Germany a stage for their innovative projects. The aim of the competition is to provide […]

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World premiere: launch of the image video of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project

2017-05-22 / News

The 4th Chair Committee Meeting of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project which is taking place in Freising, Germany, over the last few days, is an ideal occasion to celebrate the world premiere of our brand new image video. With a top-class line-up of healthcare experts, parent representatives, and representatives of EFCNI, the video gives […]

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A powerful group at the 4th Chair Committee Meeting

2017-05-05 / News

We have taken another important step towards harmonising treatment and care for preterm and ill newborn babies across Europe. More than 40 experts from 17 countries formed a powerful international group at the 4th Chair Committee Meeting of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project from 21 to 23 May 2017 in Freising, Germany. In […]

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Interview on Follow-up and continuing care

2017-04-22 / News

For preterm and sick babies, the follow-up after discharge from hospital and the care they receive during childhood is very important to monitor and support their development. We asked Dr Aleid van Wassenaer Leemhuis and Professor Dieter Wolke, the Chair Team of the Topic Expert Group on Follow-up and continuing care, some questions on important […]

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11 months – 11 topics: Video interview on Birth and transfer

2017-03-31 / News

Professor Umberto Simeoni, Director of the Division of Pediatrics at CHUV University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, refers to his work as “an extremely enriching human experience every day”. He and Dr Dietmar Schlembach, Chairman of the EFCNI Trustee Board and Head of the Clinic of Obstetrics at Vivantes Klinikum Berlin-Neukölln, Germany, form the Chair Team […]

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11 months – 11 topics: Video interviews

2017-03-06 / News

Within the new edition of 11 months – 11 topics, we started a video series with interviews with the Chairs of the eleven Topics Expert Groups of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project. Every month, we will launch a new video clip. In February, we started with an interview on Data collection […]

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“11 months – 11 topics” continues in 2017 with a new look

2017-01-18 / News

After the positive feedback on 11 months – 11 topics, we decided to continue this communication motto also in 2017. For the eleven months from February to December 2017, we will again focus our social media and online communication on one newborn health topic per month. As you may know, the eleven topics were selected so […]

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Interview on infant- and family-centred developmentally supportive care

2016-11-25 / News

The Topic Expert Group on Infant- and family-centred developmentally supportive care works on topics such as the physical environment (e.g., supportive sensory environment), the human environment (e.g., parental involvement in the care of their infant), and systems aspects such as couplet care. This month, we asked Dr Björn Westrup and Professor Pierre Kuhn, the Chair Team of […]

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