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GLANCE releases new video series for Zero Separation
Can a mother breastfeed, if she has COVID-19? And what can a mother do, if she is seperated from her baby in the neonatal ward? These are currently the two most common questions asked by parents of preterm babies worldwide. Denise Suguitani is the executive director for Prematuridade.com, the Brazilian Parents of Preemies Association, and shares the experience she gained through her work during the pandemic. She talked about the challenges of COVID-19 in a ZOOM interview with GLANCE. The…
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New parent organisation in our network – A warm welcome to Preemie Connect
A warm welcome to Preemie Connect, a new parent organisation that joined our network! Preemie connect is founded and run by Tasmin Bota, the mother of a baby born preterm in South Africa. Together with EFCNI’s and GLANCE’s long-term partner the African Foundation for Premature Babies and Neonatal Care (AFPNC) she hosted her first event for World Prematurity Day in 2018 and has been advocating for parental involvement since then. “Hosting that event allowed me to see just how many…
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British Association of Perinatal Medicine’s (BAPM) webinar on prioritising family-integrated Care
Why is it relevant to consider families as primary caregivers of their baby? What are the effects of mother-infant separations and what are the four C’s of closeness? Among others, those were the questions addressed by the webinar of the British Association for Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) – a partner of the FiCare research group. A set of excellent international speakers gave presentations all under the heading of “Getting to Zero Separation: Prioritising Family Integrated Care for our new normal” and…
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Launch of Preterm and Hospitalized Newborn Health Standard Set (NEO-SS)
The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has just launched their Preterm and Hospitalized Newborn Health Standard Set which is now ready for implementation! We are thrilled and feel honoured that EFCNI could contribute to this great, outstanding project as Patient Advisor and NEO Working Group member. Health professionals, patient advisors, and recognised leaders from across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia have joined forces to establish and launch this global set…
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The importance of the right fatty acids in early nutrition
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) are so-called long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) found in breastmilk. They play important roles in the growth and development of babies, especially in brain development and function. To resemble the composition of breastmilk, infant formula has been supplemented with these two fatty acids for many years as the benefits of supplementing DHA together with ARA in infant formula and follow-on formula have been scientifically proven. Yet, a…
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Survive and Thrive: Transforming Care for Small and Sick Newborns
The webinar series “Survive and thrive: transforming care for small and sick newborns” by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has now come to an end. For the past four months, leading experts on neonatal health gave a detailed insight into the findings collected in the report, and shared country experiences in improving quality of care for newborns and introduced WHO’s new standards of care for small and sick newborns. On May 6, EFCNI…
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World Breastfeeding Week: great commitment from the preterm birth community
For six years, EFCNI has been actively supporting and participating in World Breastfeeding Week with its own awareness initiatives. This year's slogan "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet", also put environmental aspects which affect our babies' health and future, on the agenda. EFCNI strongly supports breastfeeding and wants to do its part to increase the number of newborns that benefit from breastmilk. At the same time, it is also crucial to represent and support the most vulnerable group of newborns:…
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Providing a Family Support Service during Coronavirus
A guest article by Alison Mc Nulty, Chief Executive Officer, Tinylife, Northern Ireland Every year in Northern Ireland 2000 babies are born too soon, too sick or too small spending anything from a few days, weeks or even months in one of the 7 neonatal units across the country. In 1988 Northern Ireland had the highest levels of baby mortality and morbidity across the developed world, so a group of parents and health…
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PUFA-Webinar: Recording is now online
The webinar “Polyunsaturated fatty acid supply during the first 1000 days – can the controversies be resolved?” was hosted by the Child Health Foundation (Stiftung Kindergesundheit), jointly with the European Academy of Paediatrics (@EAP) and the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI). EFCNI Chairwoman Silke Mader, had the great opportunity to be part of this set of speakers and talked about parents’ expectations of evaluating food for infants. She emphasized how important the first two years in…
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Virtual Education sessions for parents: An interview with Fabiana Bacchini
We interviewed Fabiana Bacchini from the parent organisation Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF) on their Virtual Education sessions, which include interviews with experts on topics regarding COVID-19 and prematurity, and their new COVIDCare program which offers two free counselling sessions to new parents in need. Exchanging knowledge and sharing experience are always important but even more so in times of COVID-19. What do you offer to support your parent network in terms of exchange and support…
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