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Highlights of presentations to parents and healthcare professionals: The Incubator podcast (US) NICUnity podcast (US) Preemie Chats (Canada) – from min 43 Live launch event in Barcelona (Spain)
GFCNI – latest Newsletter
Read the latest Newsletter from GFCNI here. We highlight research that challenges long-standing perspectives – such as the growing understanding of fathers’ influence on pregnancy and child health. These insights help us advocate for more inclusive, informed care. And we are proud to mark ten years of “Strong Start for Little Heroes,” a campaign that…
Professor Dieter Wolke and Dr Tanya Lereya’s paper on bullying features as the most cited paper of the 2010s in Archives of Disease and Childhood 100th Anniversary list of most influential papers
The Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC), the leading publication in Child Health in the UK by the British Medical Association celebrates the 100th Anniversary. As of 2025, ADC has published over 38000 documents. Celebrating this anniversary – they have looked back at the most influential papers over the decades by pointing out the most cited…
bayerische_entwicklungsstudie.de relaunch
January 2026 – English language version now available – click on Union Jack top right. Bayerische-entwicklungstudie.de/en September 2025. Bayerische-Entwicklungstudie.de website relaunched.
Care OutLoud PODCAST 17 August 2025
In this powerful episode of Care OutLoud, Mary Coughlin sits down with a pioneering developmental psychologist whose research has shaped our understanding of prematurity and its lifelong impact.
🕊️ Early Birds: Building the Future of Follow-Up Care in Ukraine
Over 2,800 participants joined two days of expert-led webinars focused on the long-term impact of preterm birth. Speakers included @dieterwolke.bsky.social, Mandy Daly (Irish Neonatal Health Alliance), Lauren Ingledow (Adult Preemie Advocacy Network CIC), and Ukrainian experts Yana Martynenko, Oksana Nazar, and Olga Tychkivska. Topics covered included developmental outcomes, family-centred care, and the latest research in neonatal follow-up.…
Miracle Babies Conference, Nicosia June 2025
Dieter Wolke presented to Miracle Babies delegates at the “Prematurity – From the first breath to adulthood” conference, on “Long Term development after very pre-term birth into adulthood”, alongside Silke Mader in “The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health. Parents at the centre of care”.
Successful APIC conference
The Adults Born Preterm International Collaboration (APIC) met up in Hawaii on 25 April 2025 to share the latest research including into the Fertility of VP/VLBS compared to term born into adulthood with Dieter Wolke.
Forever premature:
Adults born preterm and their life challenges. Gaby Stegmann Wossner, Dieter Wolke et al investigate. Highlights include:
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Investigation into fertility
Miranda Wong, Dieter Wolke et al have investigated whether being born very preterm (VP) or with very low birth weight (VLBW) is associated with lower fertility across the reproductive window?
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