News
30 May 2018
A chief physician’s view on the new Parent, Baby, and Family Centre in the Children’s Hospital Dritter Orden Passau
A guest article by Professor Matthias Keller, head physician and clinical manager of the children’s hospital Dritter Orden Passau The idea: Arranging intensive care and cosiness, so that families can authentically...
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29 May 2018
Pregnancy and Pre-eclampsia – an interview with high-risk patient Cathleen Simnick
Question: Have you ever come across the term Pre-eclampsia before or in the beginning of your pregnancy? Cathleen Simnick: Frankly speaking, I have never heard of pre-eclampsia before I got...
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17 May 2018
EFCNI at the Annual Meeting of ESPGHAN
The 51st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 9 to 12 May 2018. At the EFCNI booth,...
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16 May 2018
Lighthouse Project: NICU Design at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
A guest article by Vita Lerman, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, USA Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is a state-of-the-art, 22-floor facility that opened...
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14 May 2018
Relaunch of EFCNI website and newsletter
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of EFCNI in 2018, the EFCNI website came up in a fresh, modern design. The aim was to give users an easy access...
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17 April 2018
Lung function in children born extremely preterm
Some babies born too early show signs and symptoms later in life that may be long-term consequences of preterm birth. To look at this in more detail, follow-up studies are...
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17 April 2018
Against all odds
An interview with Gert van Steenbrugge and his preterm born daughter Anja In 1989, Gert van Steenbrugge became father of Anja. Due to the HELLP syndrome her mother developed, Anja...
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12 March 2018
Community Based Newborn Care Package:
A community based approach to reducing neonatal mortality in Nepal Each year, nearly 35,000 Nepali children die before their fifth birthday, with almost two-thirds of these deaths occurring in the...
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27 November 2017
The benefits of the less invasive surfactant application (LISA) in preterm infants
Infants born without enough surfactant may develop a condition called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). RDS occurs in preterm infants due to the immaturity of their lungs and inability to make...
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07 October 2016
The “travelling NICU”
Transport of high-risk neonates in Portugal A guest article by Professor Hercília Guimarães NICU, Centro Hospitalar São João, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro,...
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