European campaign for newborn care
Mats Eriksson is scientific advisor in European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI). He is now the fronting an all-European campaign for equal and better care for newborn infants.
EFCNI has developed and published European standards for care of newborn children. The standards are divided in 11 areas, that now are highlighted in the campaign “11 months – 11 topics”. For December the theme is Care procedures, which includes pain assessment and pain management. Mats Eriksson is topic expert with the message that it is essential to give parents the possibility to be present and participate in the care of their child. This will enhance the quality of both care and pain management.
