Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI)
EU Transparency Register
33597655264-22 First registered on 08 Feb 2011
Goals / Remit
The European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) is the first pan-European organisation and interactive network to represent the interests of preterm and newborn infants and their families. The foundation combines the strengths of scientists, healthcare professionals, patients, experts and key stakeholders in order to improve maternal, newborn and child health to ensure the best start in life for every newborn.
Main EU files targeted
The importance of human milk as a means of ensuring growth and disease prevention for newborn infants, particularly those born preterm (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), sick or with low birthweight is scientifically proven. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that mothers worldwide exclusively breastfeed infants for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. It is hence widely recognised that mother’s own milk is the preferred option for infant nutrition – yet especially for mothers giving birth to preterm, sick or low birthweight infants, this may be problematic. There are cases where the biological mother is unable to provide enough milk or is not allowed to breastfeed, e.g. due to medical conditions or treatment. When mother’s own milk is not available, international organisations and medical societies alike recommend donor human milk as the best alternative, especially for preterm, sick and low birthweight infants. The next, and last option, is a specifically designed infant formula.
Donated human milk is expressed voluntarily by breastfeeding women who are not biologically related to the receiving infant and given to a human milk bank. Human milk banks are established institutions that collect, screen, store, process, and distribute this donor milk. In Europe, roughly 250 human milk banks are currently operating in more than 20 countries. The existence of human milk banks decreases the use of formulas during the first weeks of life. However, it does not lead to a decrease in breastfeeding rates, but act as a bridge to breastfeeding, rather than a substitute.
Today, human milk banks are not regulated at the level of the EU. A common regulatory framework, however, would ensure that donor human milk’s procurement, storage, processing, and distribution meet high quality and safety standards in a harmonised manner. This would ensure a minimum standard and equitable access
to safe donor human milk for preterm, sick and low birthweight infants and would contribute towards better health outcomes of this highly vulnerable group of patients.Address
Head Office
Hofmannstrasse, 7a
München 81379
GERMANYEU Office
Hofmannstrasse, 7a
München 81379
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 May 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Nicole Thiele 10 Mar 2015 07 Mar 2016 Ms Iris Nikola Knierim 10 Mar 2015 07 Mar 2016 Ms Nicole Thiele 13 Mar 2014 10 Mar 2015 Ms Silke Mader 13 Mar 2014 12 Mar 2015 Ms Iris Nikola Knierim 13 Mar 2014 10 Mar 2015 Mrs Nicole Thiele 13 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Silke Mader 13 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Iris Nikola Knierim 13 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
EFCNI is member of:
Every Newborn Action Plan, a global action plan taking against preterm birth / https://www.everynewborn.org/
PMNCH (Partnership for maternal and newborn child health)/ http://www.who.int/pmnch/en/
HNN (Healthy Newborn Network)/ http://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/
Alliance for Childhood/ http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/
NIDCAP / https://nidcap.org/
SEND / https://www.send-ev.de/Member organisations
EFCNI has no direct members, but partners with the different stakeholders active in the topic of maternal and newborn health, such as parent and patient organisations, healthcare societies and institutions. A description of our networks and partners can be found on our website https://www.efcni.org/network/
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
1,580,103€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Other
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution GE Healthcare 179,200€ Contribution Nestlé Nutrition Institute 187,500€ Contribution Prolacta 184,000€ Grant Horizon 2020 148,970€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Horizon 2020 226,500€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Interest group on maternal and neonatal health (founded in 2011)
The group works on improvements in maternal and newborn health within the European counties, e.g. equal access to treatment and care, harmonised (quality) standards, patient safety, nutritional needs, etc.Communication activities
Today, human milk banks are not regulated at the level of the EU. A common regulatory framework, however,
would ensure that donor human milk’s procurement, storage, processing, and distribution meet high quality
and safety standards in a harmonised manner. This would ensure a minimum standard and equitable access
to safe donor human milk for preterm, sick and low birthweight infants and would contribute towards better
health outcomes of this highly vulnerable group of patients.
European Expert roundtable on the establishment of human milkbanks
- Publications:
Making human milk matter: the need for EU regulation. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2021; 5(3):161-163. Kostenzer J et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00021-3
https://www.efcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021_01_21_EFCNI_MakingHumanMilkMatter_PolicyRecommendations_final-small.pdf
https://www.efcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_05_08_EFCNI_Milkbank_Toolkit_web.pdf
https://www.efcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_05_08_EFCNI_Positionpaper_web.pdfOther activities
In 2021, EFCNI serves as consultant to the Commission for the registration of human milk.
WORLD PREMATURITY DAY, 17 November
EFCNI initiated World Prematurity Day together with its partnering patient organisations back in 2008.
In 2014, this day was celebrated for the fourth time as World Prematurity Day, supported by many international, national, regional and local organisations, societies, healthcare professionals, individuals and private sector companies. About 1.5 billion people worldwide were reached through social media activities (social media platforms, TV/radio, print media) and more than 80 countries contributed with activities or events.
EUROPEAN STANDARDS OF CARE FOR NEWBORN HEALTH
EFCNI initiated and coordinates the European-wide project "Standards of Care for Newborn Health". About 220 experts, including patient representatives, from more than 30 countries developed standards in the field of newborn health/ prematurity. Long-term aim is an implementation of the standards within Europe to reach harmonized levels of care and the best start in life in every country.
For this project, EFCNI has received the German Award "Land of ideas" in 2017
www.newborn-health-standards.org
The EFCNI ACADEMY aims at providing evidence-based, standardized trainings to professionals;
EFCNI launches the worldwide patient voice GLANCE (GLobal Alliance for Newborn CarE) in 2019, a global network to represent the interests of babies born too soon, too small or too sick and their families. Initiated and coordinated under the umbrella of EFCNI, GLANCE aims at including parents, from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience. GLANCE aspires to decrease the burden of afflicted families and their preterm and sick newborns to help them thrive beyond survival.
EFCNI encourages all those involved or interested in the field of pre-conceptional, maternal and newborn health to interact and exchange ideas. It promotes mutual understanding and serves as a platform for the initiation, coordination and integration of all local, national, European- and worldwide activities promoting the best start in life for every newborn as well as the improvement of short- and long-term outcomes of hospitalised babies.
EFCNI is particularly keen to establish a link between parents (patients), health professionals, scientists and different stakeholders.
EFCNI offers national patient organisations, (European) health care societies, researchers and third parties as well as private and institutional sponsors a platform to interact, provides relevant information and tailored support services.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared