Tuesday, October 21, 2025

8:30 AM - 6:20 PM

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Overview

GFCNI Infant- and Family-Centered Developmental Care: Enhancing Breastfeeding and Bonding in the NICU

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Details

Chair: Silke Mader, Germany and Helmut Hummler, Germany 9:00 - 9:45 Why skin-to-skin and breastfeeding support matters – the patient perspective İlknur Okay, Turkey 9:45 - 11:00 Why, when and how to implement skin-to-skin and provide support for breastfeeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Roy Philip, Ireland 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 - 12:30 Improving the quality of care with implementing an infant- and family-centered development approach Karel O Brien, Canada 12:30 - 13:30 What is needed to get a welcoming culture to implement skin-to-skin and a successful breastfeeding strategy? Nikk Conneman, Netherlands 13:30 - 14:15 Lunch break 14:15 - 15:15 How can we support positive breastfeeding experiences in the NICU and after discharge? Renee Flacking, Sweden 15:15 - 16:00 Changing the culture in the NICU team and welcome parents - a best practise example from Middle East Helmut Hummler, Germany