1. Lithuanian Neonatal Association
LIETUVOS NEONATOLOGIJOS ASOCIACIJA
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Current president: prof. Rasa Tameliene
Established in
Joined UENPS in
LIETUVA
inhabitants
annual births
Members
Total of 110 members (79 neonatologist, 31 nurses), 13 members of board, leader – President of Association.
Previous activities
Regionalization; Swiss – Lithuanian projects: improving infrastructure, equipment, neonatal transportation, computer database, national guidelines in neonatal care, staff education; Opening of 2 Donor milk banks (2016 Kaunas, 2017 Vilnius); Long term collaboration supporting Maternal and Child Health with Kazakstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries.
The main current goals and challenges
The main challenges in the national perinatal medicine:
Family centerd care;
Reglamentation of home births;
Data collection on VLBW neonates at a national level;
Human resources.
Expectations from UENPS in 2018
International conferences;
Multicenter studies;
National Conferences with speakers from UENPS.