The 17th of November each year is the World Prematurity Day. Originally started by parent organisations in Europe in 2008, the World Prematurity Day is an international event aiming at high-lighting the ~15 million infants born preterm each year.
Read more about this day on the March of Dimes web site, and on Facebook.

World Prematurity Day 2022
Individualized Newborn Developmental Intervention Application – Evidence-based (INDIA EBUS) for Preterm Babies
Introduction
Because advances in preterm neonatal survival have overtaken advances in preterm birth prevention, the impact of long-term problems on these survivors is becoming more well recognised. Extreme prematurity's neurologic implications range from moderate behavioural and cognitive abnormalities to severe impairment. The goal of perinatal neuroprotection is to reduce these effects. Let's discuss about how we can make a difference with new and revolutionary INDIA EBUS (Individual Newborn Developmental Intervention Application – Evidence-based & Ultra SMART).
Objectives
At the end of presentation, the participants will be able to
• Enumerate five different aspects of Developmental care of the preterm babies.
• Justify the need of Individualized Developmental Intervention in the NICU
• Explain at least three environmental modifications and stimulation as per the age of the premature baby.
 
Duration – 45 minutes
Date – 17th November, 2022 @1730 hours.
Venue –
Ace children’s Hospital, Dombivli
Star Colony, Nandivali Panchanand, Dombivli East, Dombivli, Maharashtra 421201

Speaker –
Hemant Nandgaonkar, Occupational Therapist, Mumbai.
Hemant is Mumbai based Occupational Therapist. He is currently the President of the Association of Neonatal Therapists in India and the Faculty for Development and Supportive Care for Newborns and Children.
 
Audience
Neonatal nurses, neonatologists, paediatricians, Gynaecologists, Neonatal therapists and all other stakeholders involved in NICU care
 
To register
https://forms.gle/a1brhKpR7XAqeyna7
 
World Prematurity Day Ace.pdf

Register for the webinar here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fAHaXREDSP2h3RqKMbnq4Q
Scientific Webinar by Neobiomics
We are excited to invite you to our exclusive autumn webinar session, where leading neonatologists will discuss their clinical experiences with probiotics.
 
DATE: 18 November 2025
TIME: 16.30-17.30 CET
What to expect:
·       Prof. Dr. Christoph Härtel, Head of the Pediatric Department at University Hospital Würzburg, will share his team’s experience with probiotics in neonatal care — from early implementation to clinical outcomes. He will highlight key learnings, clinical results, and practical insights from their NICU experience.
·       Dr. Adam Reynolds and his team recently presented a poster on their NICU’s experience with probiotics at the BAPM British Association of Perinatal Medicine Conference in September 2025. In this webinar, Dr. Reynolds will share insights from the first year of implementation, highlighting both the clinical outcomes and the cost aspects of introducing probiotics in neonatal care.
·       Connect with fellow neonatology professionals around Europe, learn from each other and share best practices!
 
AGENDA:
16:30: Welcome and Introduction – Dr. Stefan Johansson
16:35: Experience of Probiotics in the NICU at University Hospital Würzburg, Germany - Prof. Dr. Christoph Härtel, Head of the Pediatric Department
16:45: Clinical and Cost Insights 1 Year After Implementation at Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Dr. Adam Reynolds, MRCPCH PhD, Consultant Neonatologist
17:00: Q&A
17:25: Closing Remarks - Dr. Stefan Johansson
 
Seats are limited, so don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Register for the webinar here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fAHaXREDSP2h3RqKMbnq4Q
We look forward to your participation!
Best regards,
Neobiomics Team

Perinatal Care of the Preterm Baby-Epidemiology and Ethics
This is an online module being organised by the MPROvE Academy starting from the 12th of February till the end of April 2021. The content covered includes limits of viability, prenatal counselling, communication, prognostication, decision making, and a lot more as outlined below. The course has been broken up into content that can be imbibed weekly with a webinar covering that topic. The course has online content, and videos for review by the participants. Participants can access this from anywhere in the world. For more details a video of the course is attached.
For registration please contact Dr Alok Sharma Consultant Neonatologist on draloksharma74@gmail.com 
 
 
 

The Portuguese neonatal Society will be promoting a neonatal hemodynamics course on March 13 and 14, 2026, with the presence of Dr. Patrick McNamara and Dr. Adrienne Rahde Bischoff - Neonatal Hemodynamics and Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography for Neonatologists - How to Improve Practices and Standards- A Two-Day Course, The program includes a range of important neonatologists dedicated to hemodynamics, who will be with us in a hybrid mode.
At this moment we are still organizing all the logistical details of the course - venue and prices. The course will be held in Lisbon
The event's email address is neonatalhemodynamics.portuguesecourse@its-comunicacao.pt and it will also be posted on our website www.spneonatologia.pt, and that of ITs, the company that is supporting us - https://its-comunicacao.pt.
 

Save the date_Hemod.pdf