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Partner Activities
13 December 2019
Unseen Power –TED talk about the power of parent organisations
Oleksandra Balyasna, Founder and Chairwoman of our Ukrainian partnering parent organisation Early Birds / Ранні пташки, was a speaker at the renown TED Talks. Under the motto: ‘UnSeen Power –...
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06 December 2019
All things neonatal: professionals and parent representatives debate neonatal care in Hungary
A guest article by Livia Nagy The 17th Congress of the Hungarian Perinatology Society was organized in Siófok, Hungary by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the newly-founded Department...
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12 September 2019
Putting prematurity on the agenda of the Brazilian Government
A guest article by Denise Suguitani, Executive Director of the Brazilian Parents of Preemies' Association Brazil is the 10th country in the world ranking of preterm birth. Since 2014 the...
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12 September 2019
Preventing preterm births in Romania: new project by Asociatia Prematurilor
Asociatia Prematurilor, one of our collaboration partners in Romania, started a new project called ‘Caravan for pregnant women and mothers at risk’. The objective is to prevent preterm births in...
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12 September 2019
Funny Adventures of Twins: El Bebek Gul Bebek releases book to encourage parents and families of preterm children
Our partner organisation El Bebek Gul Bebek from Turkey released a new book called ‘Funny Adventures of Twins’. The book is a helpful resource for parents and families of preterm...
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22 May 2019
New book “A tiny little one” by Kevyt for parents of preterm children, families, friends, and relatives
The Finnish Association for Preemie Families, Kevyt, has published a book called Kevyt Pienokainen (A tiny little one). The book is meant for parents of preterm children, families, friends and...
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22 May 2019
Asociatia Prematurilor visit Baby, Parent and Family Centres in Munich and Passau
In April 2019, Diana Gamulescu and Adina Clapa from the Romanian association Asociatia Prematurilor spent two days at the hospitals of “Kliniken Dritter Orden gGmbH” in Munich and Passau to...
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21 May 2019
Vivere Onlus composed a song for parents with babies at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Our Italian partner organisation Vivere onlus composed a song “io ti aspetto lo stesso”, to raise awareness for preterm birth. When a baby is born too soon or ill, the...
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21 May 2019
Psychological workshop for parents of preterm babies in Turkey
In 2018, our Turkish Partner Parent Organisation El Bebek gül Bebek conducted an online questionnaire with 500 parents of preterm born babies to gain more insight about their psychological state...
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Happy anniversary TinyLife! Our Northern Irish partner organisation turned 30
„We may be Tiny but we aim to make a big impression“ Our heartfelt congrats to TinyLife, our partner organisation from Northern Ireland, for 30 years of committed and sustainable...
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01 May 2019
Towards the implementation of the standards in the Czech Republic
In April 2019, 20 coordinators of our partner organisation Nedoklubko from the Czech Republic came together for an intense working meeting in Škvorec/Prague. They worked on tasks like their "Mom...
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30 April 2019
First Romanian follow-up centre for preterm children
One in 10 babies in Romania is born to soon. However, there are no public facilities that offer integrated follow-up and care to continuously monitor the babies after long hospitalisation....
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30 January 2019
Standards of Care: How Norway implements high-quality care
Oslo, December 2018 On the occasion of their 30th anniversary, our Norwegian partner parent organisation Prematurforeningen, chaired a seminar at Rikshospitalet, Oslo, as a national follow-up of the launch of...
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12 December 2018
Ukrainian photo exhibition «Dads in Focus»: The important role of fathers in raising a child
On November 17th, 2018, on World Prematurity Day, Early Birds, the Ukrainian Preemie Parent Association opened the photo exhibition «Dads in Focus». This event is supported by the Ministry of...
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13 November 2018
Developmental care for little patients – FINE trainings in Romania
A guest article by Corina Croitoru, President of the Association Unu și Unu Preterm babies, and ill newborns are properly treated from the medical point of view, but, the human dimension...
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11 October 2018
Charity Festival in Cyprus: “Together we can make miracles happen’’
A guest article by Mora Thavmata (Miracle Babies, Cyprus) This year’s Petrolina Charity Festival, held in Larnaca, Cyprus, was dedicated to the Miracle Babies Association. The vibrant festival welcomed thousands...
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19 September 2018
Help us with heart – a lovely campaign by Nedoklubko, Czech Republic
A guest article by Lucie Žáčková from Nedoklubko HELP US WITH HEART – one campaign, two meanings. The first is to provide Nedoklubko with hand-made and heart-shaped gifts. The second is...
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07 September 2018
Working with loss in Ukraine
A guest article by Oleksandra Balyasna from the Ukrainian parent organisation Early Birds. Talking about pregnancy losses and child death is very complicated. It is considered to be a taboo...
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18 June 2018
Kangaroo Care Challenge in Hungary
A guest article by Livia Nagy Bonnard from the Hungarian Parent Organisation Right(s) beside you! May 2018 was passing by in our Association in the spirit of kangaroo care. We...
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23 May 2018
Lighthouse Project: Mother-baby bonding support rooms in Istanbul
A guest article by Ilknur Okay from El Bebek Gül Bebek Idea: To provide as best and often as possible contact between mothers and preterm babies Steps of implementation After...
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14 May 2018
“Tiny miracles” – the first Family Centre in Sofia
A guest article by Petya Bankova from the organisation Our Premature Children Since 2012, the “Our premature children” Foundation actively supports preterm born babies and their parents through community building,...
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12 May 2018
4th Global Summit for Preemies
From 16-17th of February 2018 the association Melletted a helyem Egyesület (Right(s) beside you) and the Hungarian Perinatal Society hosted the „IV. Global Summit for Preemies” in Budapest, Hungary, following...
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