NIDCAP Federation International

02/27/2026

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Join us in celebrating FOUR YEARS of supporting NICUs as they begin or strengthen family-centered care in their units through free education, quality improvement work, and partnering with NICU families!

Please share any feedback (what we’re doing well, and what we can do better!) to help the FCC Taskforce be its best: https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5fGbVFvdKkrX0

02/25/2026

GRAVENS isn’t just a conference—it’s a learning experience grounded in science, compassion, and community.

Every session is designed to:
• Bridge research and practice
• Support interdisciplinary care
• Elevate outcomes for infants and families

This is where neonatal care leaders come to learn what’s next.

02/24/2026

Growing Together – A Shared Journey from the NICU to Now
is a very special illustrated book created within the framework of the European project PREMSTEM.

PREMSTEM (funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union) explored new scientific approaches to treat brain injury associated with preterm birth. But alongside scientific research, there was always another mission just as important: to communicate, to explain, to connect. This book was born from that mission.

It is an illustrated story developed through collaboration between researchers, parents of children born prematurely, patient representatives, communicators, and artists — and, above all, inspired by real families.

On this journey, we follow Sophia and Adam, two adults born prematurely, seen through the eyes of their parents. From the first days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to the challenges and achievements throughout childhood, the book addresses themes such as prematurity, cerebral palsy, and ADHD, showing that every journey is unique.

It is an honest and sensitive story.
It shows challenges. It shows complexity.
But it also shows hope. It shows how a support network — healthcare professionals, teachers, friends, and other families — can truly make a difference.🤗

Because when a baby is born too soon, there is no single path. There is a story. There is a family. There is a future built step by step. And above all, there is love that grows — together.❤️

👉 Link to the book (English): https://zenodo.org/records/17349114

Published October 14, 2025
Open Access

02/23/2026

Developmental Observer ‼️
👉https://nidcap.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NIDCAP-DO-Vol19No1-Published-Edition.pdf

02/23/2026

🤗 We are pleased to announce the release of Developmental Observer, Vol. 19, No. 1.

The issue is available on our Developmental Observer webpage.

👉https://nidcap.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NIDCAP-DO-Vol19No1-Published-Edition.pdf

The issue is also accessible from IUScholarWorks Journals.

We thank all those who contributed to this issue and we encourage others to contribute in the future. 👏

Enjoy!😊

02/23/2026

The NFI's 25th Anniversary 🎂🤗

Please join us in raising awareness for NIDCAP and the NFI during World NIDCAP Month ( March ! ) and throughout the year! 🙌😊

02/19/2026

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Please join us in congratulating our four new NIDCAP Certified Professionals – Jennie, Felicity, Mairead and Karen – who have successfully completed their NIDCAP training 🎉. This achievement strengthens our commitment to infant- and family-centred developmental care in highly technical settings, ensuring that the unique cues, needs and strengths of every baby and family are recognised and supported.
We are proud to build on our NIDCAP-certified staff across the PICU Clinical Nurse Specialist team and the Transitional Nurse Practitioner, Lactation and Clinical Nurse Specialist teams—bringing highly specialised skills that enhance neurodevelopment, partnership with families, and compassionate, evidence-based care every day 💛

02/13/2026

Hospitals around the world are increasingly offering NIDCAP,
which all hospitalized newborns and infants and their families deserve.
Your hospital may be one of them.

Regardless of the hospital that is caring for your infant,
your healthcare team is dedicated to caring for your baby and your family 🤗

👉 On our website,
you will find NIDCAP care suggestions and resources
to support you and your baby to.

Get to know one another in the hospital
as you build a close and trusting relationship. ❤️
https://nidcap.org/nidcap-in-the-nursery/


As a key member of your baby’s healthcare team, consider asking a lot of questions and letting the nurses, doctors and other professionals know that you want to participate in caregiving

02/12/2026

Research doesn’t live on a page—it lives in practice.

At GRAVENS, abstracts spark dialogue, challenge assumptions, and influence how care is delivered in NICUs around the world.

If your work:
• Improves outcomes
• Centers families
• Addresses ethical or social complexities
• Pushes neonatal care forward

Your voice matters here.

📝 Submit an abstract and help shape the future of neonatal care.

➡ https://event.fourwaves.com/gravens2026

02/12/2026

This month, our Family Partner Spotlight shines on Erika Mendence! Erika is NICU parent of Birdie and Patient & Family Engagement Specialist at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Erika is an integral member of our Executive Council and the driving force of many family-centered initiatives at CMKC that our membership has also benefitted from, including Say This, Not That. We’re honored to work alongside you and are grateful for your expertise, Erika!

02/10/2026

📣 𝗝𝗡𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – NIDCAP on the program | Paris

The 55th National Neonatology conference (JNN 2026) will take place March 26–27, 2026, at Espace Charenton, Paris. 🇫🇷

👉 A dedicated NIDCAP-focused session on newborn behavior will highlight the importance of individualized, developmentally supportive care, with contributions from:
🔹 Dr Sandra Lescure, Neonatologist and NIDCAP Trainer, CHU Toulouse
🔹 Delphine Druart, NIDCAP Trainer, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium

🎤 Session moderated by Pierre Kuhn and Charlotte Tscherning

➡️ Registration is now open via Relations Médicales:
👉 https://relations-medicales.com/journees-nationales-de-neonatologie/

📄 Full programme available here:
👉https://cdn-65c1d9e2c1ac184a28d56b13.closte.com/2026_RM/programme/C336_JNN_PROGRAMME.pdf

📅 Join this conference endorsed by the French Neonatology Society in Paris for two days of scientific exchange and reflection, placing NIDCAP and newborn behavior at the agenda of neonatal care.