NIDCAP Federation International

NIDCAP Federation International The NIDCAP Federation International (NFI) promotes the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP).

Newborn Individualized Developmental Care & Assessment Program (NIDCAP)
~Mentoring Caregivers
~Changing Hospitals
~Improving the Futures for Newborns and Their Families. NIDCAP is the most comprehensive, evidence-based model of developmentally supportive care and assessment for preterm and fullterm newborns and their families in the hospital, and the transition home. Challenge and Opportunity
Research has documented the beneficial effect of NIDCAP in terms of shorter intensive care and overall hospital stay, better weight gain and improved behavioral outcomes that endure beyond infancy. Studies have also documented that the NIDCAP approach enhances brain structure and function when measured by sophisticated medical techniques such as EEG and MRI. Challenge and Opportunity

The incidence of preterm birth, worldwide, is rapidly increasing. In the US, the incidence of prematurity currently stands at 12.7%. Over 25% of all preterm infants are also born too small for their gestational age. These infants present immediate and significant challenges to their parents and to their caregivers in Newborn Intensive Care Units. They are hypersensitive, difficult to feed, and difficult to calm. More than 50% will go on to develop learning and emotional disabilities, requiring special education and mental health services. The challenge is even greater in developing countries.

From Rimini NIDCAP Training Center , Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, Gina Ancora , MD , center director:โ€œMy name is Gina Ancora. I am a neonat...
12/20/2025

From Rimini NIDCAP Training Center , Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, Gina Ancora , MD , center director:
โ€œMy name is Gina Ancora. I am a neonatologist.
I fell in love with newborns during medical school, when I saw how intense and determined life can be even behind tiny eyes, delicate hands, mouths waiting.
Many of them could not go straight home, to painted nurseries, among bows and decorated cribs.
They were born prematurely, came from difficult deliveries, had to face early illnesses. You would see them there, inside transparent incubators, with bare skin, waiting for a touch, for warmth, for a sound capable of calming fear.
Their parents waited in a suspended time between birth and finally being able to feel them as their own children.
But time does not stop, and the wait for that contactโ€”so vital between parent and childโ€”can leave difficult gaps to fill.

For this reason, over the years, I made it my mission to help build not only a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, but a true Family Intensive Care Unit. Because no one can make it aloneโ€”neither a newborn baby, nor their parents.

In the NICU in Rimini, together with doctors, nurses, a psychologist and a social worker, we have worked to integrate parents into the care team around their own child, each with their own role and strengths.

Many of the babies we care for come from outside Rimini, and families are often forced to divide themselves between hospital, work, and home.
From this need, together with the volunteers of the association La Prima Coccola, the project โ€œA un passo da teโ€ (One Step Away from You) was born: a house made available free of charge to families, allowing fathers, siblings, and grandparents to stay close to mothers and newborns hospitalized in the NICU.

A house that removes a huge worry: finding accommodation in a city where it is often impossible and unsustainable.
This project can be yours too.โ€ La Prima Coccola

Mi chiamo Gina Ancora. Sono una neonatologa.
Mi sono innamorata dei neonati durante il mio corso di Medicina, quando ho visto quanto la vita possa essere intensa e determinata anche dietro occhi minuscoli, mani delicate, bocche in attesa.

Tanti di loro non potevano tornare subito a casa, nelle camerette dipinte, tra fiocchi e culle decorate.
Erano nati prematuri, venivano da parti difficili, dovevano affrontare precoci malattie. Li vedevi lรฌ, dentro termoculle trasparenti, con la pelle nuda e in attesa di un tocco, di un calore, di un suono capace di calmare la paura.
I genitori li aspettavano in un tempo sospeso tra la nascita e il poterli sentire finalmente figli propri.

๐— ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ถ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฒ ๐—นโ€™๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถฬ€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ผฬ€ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐˜‚๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

Per questo, negli anni, mi sono ripromessa di contribuire a costruire non solo una Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, ma una vera Terapia Intensiva della Famiglia. Perchรฉ nessuno puรฒ farcela da solo, nรฉ un neonato appena nato, nรฉ i suoi genitori.

Nella TIN di Rimini, insieme a medici, infermieri, a una psicologa e ad una assistente sociale, abbiamo lavorato per integrare i genitori nellโ€™รฉquipe di cura, attorno al proprio bambino, ciascuno con il proprio ruolo e le proprie forze.

Molti dei bambini che curiamo arrivano da fuori Rimini e le famiglie sono spesso costrette a dividersi tra ospedale, lavoro e casa.
Da questo bisogno, insieme ai volontari dellโ€™associazione La Prima Coccola, รจ nato il progetto โ€œA un passo da teโ€: una casa messa gratuitamente a disposizione delle famiglie, per permettere a papร , fratellini, sorelline e nonni di restare vicini alle mamme e ai neonati ricoverati in TIN.

Una casa che toglie una preoccupazione enorme: trovare un alloggio in una cittร  dove spesso รจ impossibile e insostenibile.

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ผฬ€ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ผ.

Con una piccola donazione puoi contribuire allโ€™affitto e alle spese di gestione della casa, offrendo un pezzetto di spazio in un tempo prezioso.

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ โ€œ๐—” ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒโ€. ๐—ข๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฒ.
๐—ข๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ.

Dona ora:
https://sostieni.laprimacoccola.it/

12/16/2025

โœจ๐ŸŽ„ Seasonโ€™s Greetings from NFI ๐ŸŽ„โœจ
To the NIDCAP community, neonatal professionals, babies and families:
wishing you a season filled with care, hope and connection. ๐Ÿ’™

In Barcelona, we celebrated a moment worthy of recognition: the completion of the training of a new NIDCAP trainer, Ana ...
12/10/2025

In Barcelona, we celebrated a moment worthy of recognition: the completion of the training of a new NIDCAP trainer, Ana Morrilo, under the guidance of Graciela Basso.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿค—

Together with part of the team from Hospital Sant Joan de Dรฉu, they shared an afternoon of joy, emotion, and gratitude. Because training a trainer is not only a personal achievement: it is about expanding the network of professionals committed to more human, individualized, and respectful care.

Thank you for the warmth, the commitment, and for continuing to believe in the NIDCAP approach.
Heartfelt congratulations! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Foundation NIDCAP training with the CIRENA program in Uruguay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ led by the NIDCAP Training Center Latino-america - Arge...
12/06/2025

Foundation NIDCAP training with the CIRENA program in Uruguay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ led by the NIDCAP Training Center Latino-america - Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท, with Graciela Basso, MD PhD and Laura Goldberg MD ! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿค— They have accompanied the completion of the training of a professional on the NIDCAPโ€“CIRENA pathway , Rossanna Figueredo, MD ! ๐Ÿ‘

The day began at her workplace, with clinical observation, teamwork, and a conversation with hospital leadership to reflect on how to continue building a culture of developmentally centered care.

Later, at Hospital Britรกnico, a meaningful day unfolded: participants shared what the NIDCAP model is, how the CIRENA training works, andโ€”most importantlyโ€”listened to the voices of mothers and fathers who experienced their childrenโ€™s hospitalization in units that integrate this approach.

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ โ€œMother-newborn couplet care in single-family rooms: insights for future obstetrics and neonatology interventionsโ€Lar...
12/06/2025

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ โ€œMother-newborn couplet care in single-family rooms: insights for future obstetrics and neonatology interventionsโ€

Larsen, Joan Neergaard

https://zenodo.org/records/17648147

Mother-Newborn Couplet Care in single-family rooms: insights for future obstetrics and neonatology interventions. Thesis by Joan Neergaard Larsen who successfully defended her work a few days ago. The future is here! Mothers and newborns always together!
Read/download the thesis:
https://zenodo.org/records/17648147

โœจ Three new NIDCAP professionals! โœจMarta Soares, MD, Maria Joรฃo Teixeira, RN and Marisa Madeira, RN have successfully co...
12/04/2025

โœจ Three new NIDCAP professionals! โœจ
Marta Soares, MD, Maria Joรฃo Teixeira, RN and Marisa Madeira, RN have successfully completedโ€”with distinctionโ€”their NIDCAP training in the Neonatology Unit of Faro Hospital, under the guidance of Fรกtima Clemente, trainer at the NIDCAP Center of Sรฃo Joรฃo Hospital.

This journey, developed over the past two years, represents a significant contribution to strengthening and consolidating NIDCAP care and team at Faro Hospital.

It is a great satisfaction for NIDCAP Sรฃo Joรฃo โ€“ Portugal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น to recognize teams who dedicate themselves with rigor, sensitivity, and commitment to developmental, family-centered care for babies with NDCAP approach ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘ถ

Today is Giving Tuesday!Please consider supporting the mission of the NIDCAP Federation International: bringing individu...
12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday!
Please consider supporting the mission of the NIDCAP Federation International: bringing individualized, family-centered developmental care to the most vulnerable newborns around the world.๐ŸŒŽ
Your donation helps train professionals, empower families, and transform newborn care in hospitals globally!
Every contribution makes a difference, no matter how big or small!
โœจ Together, we support individualized care from the very beginning.โœจ
๐Ÿ”— https://nidcap.org/donate/

๐Ÿฉต Giving Tuesday with NFI ๐ŸฉตThis Giving Tuesday, support the mission of the NIDCAP Federation International: bringing ind...
11/24/2025

๐Ÿฉต Giving Tuesday with NFI ๐Ÿฉต

This Giving Tuesday, support the mission of the NIDCAP Federation International: bringing individualized, family-centered developmental care to the most vulnerable newborns around the world๐ŸŒŽ

Your donation helps train professionals, empower families, and transform NICU care globally.

Every contribution matters !
โœจ Together, we support life from the very beginning.โœจ

๐Ÿ”— https://nidcap.org/donate/

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’œGhent NIDCAP training centrum Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
11/18/2025

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Ghent NIDCAP training centrum
Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

12 verpleegkundigen, artsen en psychologen van onze dienst Neonatale intensieve zorg behaalden recent een internationale erkenning als NIDCAP-professional. Bert en Annabelle, al 58 dagen โ€˜te gastโ€™ op de afdeling neonatologie met hun te vroeg geboren tweeling, weten perfect wat dat betekent: โ€œZ...

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