Other content tagged: national example
NeonaTEL: A call centre for parental support during the COVID-19 pandemic, established by the Romanian parent organisation Unu si Unu
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic parents are in need of special support. They have questions which should be answered on daily basis. EFCNIs partner parent organisation Unu si Unu established a call center to stay in touch with parents and parents-to-be and to help them to stay healthy and close to their children in the time of COVID-19. Corina Croitoru from Asociația Unu si Unu in Romania explained how the Call Center works and what is needed to set it up.…
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15 minutes is NOT OK – Irish parent organisation campaigns against the restriction of parental access to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) have restricted or even abolished the time parents can spend in the NICU with their baby. EFCNIs partner parent organisation Irish Neonatal Health Alliance (INHA) recently launched the campaign “15 minutes is NOT OK” which raises awareness for an issue that will have long-term consequences for both parents and babies. Mandy Daly, founder of INHA, told us how this campaign was developed. Mrs…
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Supporting parents during the COVID-19 pandemic – Australian parent organisation shares best practice in reaching out digitally
Across the world parents of premature babies are deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitals’ safety measures taken to protect against COVID-19 often separate parents form their newborns, even when the whole family is healthy. Worldwide parent organisations do their best in order to support those families in need. We talked to Kylie Pussell, CEO and Co-Founder of the Miracle Babies Foundation, about how the current situation changed the way the foundation is reaching out to parents. [caption id="attachment_12588"…
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