Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence
The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) were launched in 2018. After three years, the first standards were reassessed and revised to align with current evidence. Moreover, new standards regarding emerging topics were developed. The aim of this paper is to outline the approach adopt...
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| author | Isabel Geiger Johanna Kostenzer Valerie Matthäus on behalf of the ESCNH Chair Committee Silke Mader Luc J. I. Zimmermann |
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| description | The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) were launched in 2018. After three years, the first standards were reassessed and revised to align with current evidence. Moreover, new standards regarding emerging topics were developed. The aim of this paper is to outline the approach adopted for reassessing, revising and developing new standards for the ESCNH. We established a systematic approach to reassess the ESCNH including a public and an expert consultation. The public consultation was open to all stakeholders for feedback whereas the expert consultation followed a targeted consultation method. For developing new standards, a similar process to the original development was implemented. Overall, 20 standards were reassessed and six standards were developed. For the revision process, 23 experts were involved in the targeted consultation method and 253 questionnaires were completed via the open consultation. We demonstrated a systematic approach to update and extend reference standards, which can be applied by other developers of standards. Thereby, we highlighted that including a public and an expert consultation is crucial to improve quality and to ensure that all stakeholder perspectives are integrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f75b34e7b6604f10a0d9c02f0d6884682024-02-23T15:12:17ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-02-0111217910.3390/children11020179Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current EvidenceIsabel Geiger0Johanna Kostenzer1Valerie Matthäus2on behalf of the ESCNH Chair CommitteeSilke Mader3Luc J. I. Zimmermann4European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), 81379 Munich, GermanyEuropean Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), 81379 Munich, GermanyEuropean Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), 81379 Munich, GermanyEuropean Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), 81379 Munich, GermanyEuropean Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), 81379 Munich, GermanyThe European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH) were launched in 2018. After three years, the first standards were reassessed and revised to align with current evidence. Moreover, new standards regarding emerging topics were developed. The aim of this paper is to outline the approach adopted for reassessing, revising and developing new standards for the ESCNH. We established a systematic approach to reassess the ESCNH including a public and an expert consultation. The public consultation was open to all stakeholders for feedback whereas the expert consultation followed a targeted consultation method. For developing new standards, a similar process to the original development was implemented. Overall, 20 standards were reassessed and six standards were developed. For the revision process, 23 experts were involved in the targeted consultation method and 253 questionnaires were completed via the open consultation. We demonstrated a systematic approach to update and extend reference standards, which can be applied by other developers of standards. Thereby, we highlighted that including a public and an expert consultation is crucial to improve quality and to ensure that all stakeholder perspectives are integrated.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/179European collaborationstandards of carenewborn healthimprovement of careopen consultation |
| spellingShingle | Isabel Geiger Johanna Kostenzer Valerie Matthäus on behalf of the ESCNH Chair Committee Silke Mader Luc J. I. Zimmermann Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence Children European collaboration standards of care newborn health improvement of care open consultation |
| title | Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence |
| title_full | Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence |
| title_fullStr | Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence |
| title_short | Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence |
| title_sort | reassessing and extending the european standards of care for newborn health how to keep reference standards in line with current evidence |
| topic | European collaboration standards of care newborn health improvement of care open consultation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/2/179 |
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