News
14 November 2018
New translations of position paper on camera systems in the NICU available
The position paper Camera systems for live streaming in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is now available in English, Spanish, and Hungarian. It is based on the results of...
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08 November 2018
RSV – a respiratory virus that can become dangerous for preterm babies
Interview with Prof Luc J.I. Zimmermann Prof. Zimmermann, in adults, how does a typical course of infection with RSV look like and how frequent is it? RSV infections are very...
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29 October 2018
How colostrum banking can help breastfeeding newborns at risk
Expressing first milk before birth and feeding it to a newborn is called colostrum banking. Dr Vökt from the Women’s Hospital in Grabs, Switzerland, gave us an interview explaining in...
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24 October 2018
Lighthouse project hospital hygiene: How to implement hygiene measures in a hospital – and foster compliance
The WHO campaign Clean Your Hands aims to improve awareness of the importance of hand hygiene in health care and to actually promote change and reduce the number of infections...
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23 October 2018
Neue Eltern-Broschüre “Muttermilch für Frühgeborene“ jetzt erhältlich
Wir freuen uns, unsere neue Eltern-Broschüre "Muttermilch für Frühgeborene - Nahrung für Körper und Seele" vorzustellen! Hier finden Mamas von Frühgeborenen sowie deren Partner und Familienangehörige nicht nur zahlreiche praktische...
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27 September 2018
Lighthouse project: Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education
The Family and Infant Neurodevelopmental Education (FINE) programme is an educational pathway in infant and family-centred developmental care for all healthcare professionals working in neonatal care. The overall goal is...
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17 September 2018
Horizon Europe will follow on Horizon 2020
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission is proposing €100 billion for research and innovation. A new programme – Horizon Europe – will build on the achievements and...
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07 September 2018
Lighthouse project: Baby simulator doll Paul helps to train emergency scenarios with preterm babies
A guest article by Dr Rangmar Goelz and Dr Karen Kreutzer from the University Children’s Hospital Tübingen Last year, the neonatal ward in the University Clinic Tübingen/Germany started, as one...
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28 August 2018
The role of fathers in breastfeeding
Men can play an important role when it comes to breastfeeding. Within our monthly topic of “Nutrition”, we wanted to get to the bottom of this issue and talked to...
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23 August 2018
Human milk banking
A guest article by Professor Jean-Charles Picaud, President of European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) Health benefits of breastfeeding are well-known in healthy term infants. These benefits are even greater in...
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