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. 2022 Jan;6(1):7-8.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00340-0. Epub 2021 Nov 17.

Zero separation: infant and family-centred developmental care in times of COVID-19

Johanna Kostenzer  1 , Luc J I Zimmermann  1 , Silke Mader  2 ; EFCNI COVID-19 Zero Separation Collaborative Group
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Zero separation: infant and family-centred developmental care in times of COVID-19

Johanna Kostenzer et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2022 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

SM is the co-founder and chairwoman of the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI). The survey has been independently conducted by the members of the EFCNI COVID-19 Zero Separation Collaborative Group, in cooperation with representatives of national parent organisations and the professional healthcare societies: Council of International Neonatal Nurses, European Society for Paediatric Research, Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program, and Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies. EFCNI has received an earmarked donation by Novartis Pharma AG in support of this project. A full list of the EFCNI COVID-19 Zero Separation Collaborative Group members is in the appendix.

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