Research news
27 June 2019
Improving parents’ and infants’ experiences and outcomes of neonatal care: invitation to the 7th SCENE Symposium
SCENE (Separation and Closeness Experiences in the Neonatal Environment) is a multi-disciplinary group of international professionals that aims to improve parents’ and infants’ experiences and outcomes of neonatal care. The...
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26 June 2019
Series of RECAP cohorts – part 3: the Project Extreme Prematurity (PEP) from Norway
We are delighted to present you a third example of our series about cohorts of the EU-funded project „Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm“ (RECAP preterm): the Project...
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05 June 2019
Research on Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm babies
Interview with Prof Christoph Bührer, Medical Director Department of Neonatology, Charité Berlin Within our monthly topic of medical care and clinical practice, we talked to Prof Bührer about his work...
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28 May 2019
Empower Parents – Enable Breastfeeding: EFCNI supports World Breastfeeding Week 2019
To support this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, EFCNI is reaching out to healthcare experts AND mothers as well as their partners with a survey, asking for your experiences, advice, challenges...
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23 May 2019
EMA drafts guideline for medicinal products containing genetically modified cells – Feedback wanted!
The European Medicines Agency has released a draft guideline on quality, non-clinical and clinical aspects of medicinal products containing genetically modified cells for public consultation. This guideline aims at defining...
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22 May 2019
Standards featured in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health and some of the experts who contributed to the development of the standards, are featured in a new publication by The Lancet...
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20 May 2019
Standards presented in Brussels and Kiev
The international ‚roadshow‘ about the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health is in full swing. Here is an update of the latest presentations about the project: On 16 May...
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15 May 2019
Series of RECAP cohorts – part 2: the cohorts of the EPICure Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland
In our new series about cohorts of the EU-funded project „Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm“ (RECAP preterm), we recently reported about the ESTONIA I & II cohorts....
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08 May 2019
Very preterm babies: Large differences in the use of specialist health services in different European countries
Very preterm babies (born earlier than 32 weeks gestational age) suffer more frequently from various impairments, such as motor, hearing, vision, developmental and cognitive impairments, compared to term babies, and...
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06 May 2019
EFCNI supports study by c4c research collaboration on paracetamol in preterm babies
Since last year, EFCNI has been involved as a third party representing the voice of patients and parents in the new conect4children (c4c) consortium, a research collaboration to build a...
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