{"id":9225,"date":"2026-03-09T16:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=9225"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:10:32","slug":"healthcare-professionals-availability-for-management-of-preterm-neonates-29-weeks-gestation-in-12-ineo-neonatal-networks","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/en\/publications\/healthcare-professionals-availability-for-management-of-preterm-neonates-29-weeks-gestation-in-12-ineo-neonatal-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare professionals&#8217; availability for management of preterm neonates &lt; 29 weeks&#8217; gestation in 12 iNeo neonatal networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Availability and expertise of healthcare professional are essential for the quality of care of preterm infants. Objective was to survey different healthcare professionals&#8217; availability for management of preterm neonates &lt;29 weeks&#8217; gestation among neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of 12 population-based neonatal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methods:<\/strong> Questionnaires were distributed to 608 NICU participating in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes in Neonates (iNeo). Networks included: Australia\/New-Zealand (n= 30), Brazil (n=20), Canada (n=32), Finland (n=5), France (n=70), Israel (n=26), Japan (n=292), Poland (n=56), Spain (n=55), Sweden (n=9), Switzerland (n=9) and Tuscany (n=4). Questions focused on availability of physicians, nurses and additional healthcare professionals in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong> A total of 382 (63%) NICU responded. The 24\/7 availability of healthcare professionals varied within and between networks and overall was reported to be 66% for neonatologists, 55% for neonatal fellows, 62% for pediatric residents and 55% for nurse practitioners. Nurse-to-patient ratios were most commonly 1:1 for complex critical care infants (53%) and 1:2 for intensive care infants (48%). Low 24\/7 availability was reported for respiratory therapists and pharmacists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> Marked variations exist in health care professionals&#8217; availability, which might be associated with NICU organization and management of infants &lt;29 weeks&#8217; gestation. While majority of NICU have reported 24\/7 availability of neonatologists, the availability of other healthcare professionals was inconsistent. Nurse-to-patient ratio has improved. Further evaluation is needed to understand how these variations are associated with outcomes of extremely preterm infants and to optimize resource utilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neonatology. 2026 Mar 9:1-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9225","publication","type-publication","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Healthcare professionals&#039; availability for management of preterm neonates &lt; 29 weeks&#039; gestation in 12 iNeo neonatal networks - FHU Prem&#039;IMPACT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fhu-premimpact.org\/en\/publications\/healthcare-professionals-availability-for-management-of-preterm-neonates-29-weeks-gestation-in-12-ineo-neonatal-networks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Healthcare professionals&#039; 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