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99nicu News

A group blog by 99nicu Team in Community

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Space for Community related News! Posts are written by members of the 99nicu Team.

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World Prematurity Day

World Prematurity Day 2025

today, on November 17, is World Prematurity Day. We, being neonatal health care professionals, are much aware of the many unmet needs for preterm newborns. But, for the larger context, there is still much to do, creating awareness of the large public health challenge to reduce the burden of preterm birth. If you have some time today, join the WHO webinar about the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). Register here!
Events

Our Colleague Vicky Payne Recognized by the Neonatal Nurses Association in the UK

We are beyond thrilled to congratulate our colleague @Vicky Payne on receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Neonatal Nursing Award 2025 from the Neonatal Nurses Association in the UK. Vicky is outstanding in every sense of the word—not only exceptional, but truly standing out from conventional boundaries. Operating at the edges of traditional nursing roles, never quite fitting into a single box, and that's precisely what makes her extraordinary. Her willingness to be an outlier—to stand outsi
Interview

Watch Preemie voices | Listen to Neonatology Now

we wanted to promote two neonatology media projects. First of all, the Preemie voices videos, meeting some of the preemie participants who wrote the inspiring letters in “Preemie Voices” book by Dr Saroj Saigal. Both videos, from 2014 and 2024, are added to the Links Directory but also embedded directly below. Our second recommendation is to follow Neonatology Now, a podcast hosted by European School of Neonatology. The most recent episode is a very interesting interview with Prof Barbara Schmid
Events

World Breastfeeding Week: A Special Preemie Chat on Human Milk in the NICU

World Breastfeeding Week is approaching, and we'd like to invite you to join this live event organized by the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses and FiCare. Join on August 1 at 1 PM ET for a special Preemie Chat featuring expert talks from Dr. Marianna Gonzalez @Mariana Oliveira , presenting the Brazilian POP-MOM protocol for early oral exposure to mother’s milk; Dr. Erin Hamilton Spence, who will explore the clinical and emoti
Advocacy

#BabiesNeedScience - join this campaign kicked off by AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP calls NICU staff, researchers, families and all others policy makers, kicking off the #BabiesNeedScience campaign on April 25! While the initiative seems to originate in the current US context, we all know that science is essential for improving public health of infants world wide. As an organisation connecting health care professionals in a global network, we share the values behind this campaign. It may seem like an obvious position that science is instr
Interview

Building Bridges Between Parents and Neonatal Care Professionals: An Interview with Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth

Building Bridges Between Parents and Neonatal Care Professionals: An Interview with Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth The Close Collaboration with Parents training program has been transforming neonatal care across multiple countries. As the program prepares for its first international conference in Lithuania, we spoke with Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth, one of the program's creators, about its origins, evolution, and future. What inspired the creation of the Close Collaboration with Parents program? "Three thi
Wrap

Launching into 2025: Community First

As we step into 2025, many of you have already noticed the major updates rolling out across our 99nicu forum. These improvements are designed to enhance usability and foster connections within our community. While we continue refining the platform, we also want to take a moment to appreciate the incredible projects of 2024. That’s why we’re revisiting this wrap-up—to celebrate the progress we’ve made together and set the stage for another impactful year ahead. 2024: It's a Wrap! The Future of Ne
Upgrade

Major update of the 99nicu web site

Exciting times are ahead of us! We are approaching the Big Leap upgrading to our community software to a new version. This is a major upgrade, but we hope there won't be too much issues while doing it. In addition to lots of tech stuff, the look and feel will also change, especially on your mobile  😀 In case the site drops offline 🫣 we will share updates on Mastodon, BlueSky, and LinkedIn. We are yet to finalize the timeline for doing this. You will know it when you see it!

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