Research news
22 May 2019
Standards featured in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health and some of the experts who contributed to the development of the standards, are featured in a new publication by The Lancet...
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20 May 2019
Standards presented in Brussels and Kiev
The international ‚roadshow‘ about the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health is in full swing. Here is an update of the latest presentations about the project: On 16 May...
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15 May 2019
Series of RECAP cohorts – part 2: the cohorts of the EPICure Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland
In our new series about cohorts of the EU-funded project „Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm“ (RECAP preterm), we recently reported about the ESTONIA I & II cohorts....
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08 May 2019
Very preterm babies: Large differences in the use of specialist health services in different European countries
Very preterm babies (born earlier than 32 weeks gestational age) suffer more frequently from various impairments, such as motor, hearing, vision, developmental and cognitive impairments, compared to term babies, and...
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06 May 2019
EFCNI supports study by c4c research collaboration on paracetamol in preterm babies
Since last year, EFCNI has been involved as a third party representing the voice of patients and parents in the new conect4children (c4c) consortium, a research collaboration to build a...
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17 April 2019
New series on cohorts of the Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm (RECAP preterm) project
Our new series presents the cohorts of the EU-funded project „Research on European Children and Adults born Preterm“ (RECAP preterm), which aims at contributing to a better understanding on the...
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05 April 2019
Euro-Peristat – more and better data for perinatal health
Euro-Peristat is a European research project that aims to improve perinatal health. The project collaborators and contributing experts developed common tools to assess perinatal health problems and health care in...
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02 April 2019
Training for parent organisations: workshop on the implementation of the standards
Training and knowledge about the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health are key for their implementation in the different countries. This is why EFCNI is thrilled to welcome another...
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28 March 2019
Regulatory Science to 2025 strategy – The European Medicine Agency (EMA) asks for stakeholders’ feedback
The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has published its draft on a "Regulatory Science to 2025" strategy for public consultation. Regulatory science is defined as the range of scientific disciplines that...
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28 February 2019
EFCNI shares a parental view on cluster randomised controlled trials in newborn babies
EFCNI has repeatedly expressed concern about the lack of evidence in the treatment of newborn babies and has called for more research in this field. EFCNI is firmly convinced that...
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