For the best start in life
The European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) is the first pan-European organisation and network to represent the interests of preterm and newborn infants and their families.
We bring together parents, healthcare experts from different disciplines, and scientists with the common goal of improving long-term health of preterm and newborn children. Our vision is to ensure the best start in life for every baby.
With our activities we want to reduce preterm birth rates, ensure the best possible treatment, care, and support and to improve the long-term health of preterm infants and newborns with illnesses.
Campaigns & projects
News
World Prematurity Day 2019 – A big campaign for small babies
GLANCE – Global Alliance For Newborn Care
Book review: „Infant Brain Development: Formation of the Mind and the Emergence of Consciousness“
Single-family rooms vs. open-bay unit: new study reveals differences in psychological well-being of parents of very preterm babies depending on type of NICU design
AbbVie is a Platinum Partner of EFCNI.
EFCNI Academy
for the setup and organisation of human milk banks.
Two workshops (carried out in German) will take place in autumn/winter 2019.
The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health project is an interdisciplinary collaboration to develop standards of care for key topics in newborn health. The newly developed standards are supported by 108 healthcare professional societies and 50 parent organisations worldwide. The standards were launched in the European Parliament in Brussels on 28 November 2018.
