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28 November 2023

Celebrating World Prematurity Day 2023 – with a congress and an award

Guest article by Lucie Žáčková, Chairwoman and Executive Director of parent organisation Nedoklubko in the Czech Republic.   World Prematurity Day was first celebrated in the Czech Republic in 2010....
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20 November 2023

Putting the needs of preterm babies on the political agenda in Romania

Guest article by Diana Gamulescu, Co-founder and President of Asociatia Prematurilor in Romania. Preterm birth as health challenge in Romania In Romania, over 20,000 babies are born preterm each year,...
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19 October 2023

Spenden statt Geschenke

Europaabgeordnete Angelika Niebler unterstützt SAVE-Projekt am LMU Klinikum (see English translation below) „Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen“ – so kann man die großzügige und großherzige Tat überschreiben, die der Neonatologie...
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27 September 2023

Angels for parents with empty arms

Guest article by Veronika Kmetóny Gazdová of our Slovakian partner from parent organisation Malíček.   Preterm birth is a risk for both the woman and the baby. The fragility of...
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21 August 2023

Meet EFCNI at the jENS Congress

Fifth Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies welcomes you to Rome It is our pleasure and honour to be the co-organiser of the jENS Congress for the fifth time. This...
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12 July 2023

PICAPP – An app to support the development of preterm babies

Guest article by Livia Nagy, founder of “Right(s) beside you Association” (“Melletted a helyem Egyesület”) One in 11 newborns in Hungary is born preterm. Families are caught unprepared facing preterm...
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26 June 2023

RSV Policy and Advocacy Workshop in Munich

From 23 to 25 June 2023, parent and patient representatives from all over the world came together to exchange and learn about effective policy and advocacy activities and tools using...
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26 June 2023

Welcome, Paul, to Lithuania!

A guest article by Asta Speičytė-Radzevičienė, head of Lithuanian parent organisation Neišnešiotukas Last year, in 2022, about 1,200 preterm babies were born in Lithuania. However, the worldwide birth rate has...
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23 June 2023

EFCNI auf der GNPI

EFCNI auf der GNPI  49 Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Neonatologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin (GNPI) tagt in Hamburg mit vielseitigem und vielschichtigem Programm (see English article below) Mit 2000 Teilnehmenden verzeichnete...
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02 May 2023

Guest article by Sandra Walther: Pre-eclampsia experience of an affected mother

Die deutsche Fassung finden Sie hier Unfortunately, until today, only very few women know enough about the dangerous pregnancy complication of pre-eclampsia, especially how and when they should act. Almost...
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