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About us

Neonatal transfusion Network

In 2019 a small team of neonatologists, hematologists, and epidemiologists from several countries started collaborating to perform a neonatal transfusion survey. We soon realized the potential of our collaboration and decided to start a network and expand our survey to a total of 18 countries within Europe. We were able to recruit 343 NICUs from all across Europe in this first study. Since then, more than 130 people from 35 countries have recognized the need for more neonatal transfusion research and decided to join us to work together to improve neonatal transfusion practices all over the world. We are still a young network and in the process of forming working groups, developing bylaws, and formalizing our structure. The NTN consists of a steering board, supported by a team of junior researchers, and our members. As all stakeholders, including neonatologists, haematologists, epidemiologists, as well as parent representatives and blood bank agents, collaborate within our international NTN, our collaborative efforts can directly be translated into practice change and may thus substantially impact the quality of neonatal transfusion medicine in Europe and worldwide.

Our Vision

Working together to provide the best possible transfusion-related care for newborn babies across the world

We value collaboration, scientific rigour, transparency, and respect. Our vision is to be an open, collaborative, inclusive, and interdisciplinary network, where everyone gets a chance to contribute, and we are not afraid to question our views and current practices. We want to share expertise and knowledge to build a new generation of neonatal transfusion specialists who are as passionate about the topic as we are. Ultimately, our goal is that transfusion products will be adapted to meet specific neonatal requirements and will only be given to babies who will benefit from them, limiting harmful and wasteful transfusions, and improving neonatal outcomes.

We have ambitious short- and long-term goals, including developing a European Strategic Research Agenda, a European Consensus Statement, assessing current transfusion practices through surveys and observational studies, developing definitions for transfusion-associated adverse events, providing tools for education and implementation, and designing new randomized trials and translational studies.

Our team

Meet our team

We are happy to introduce you to our steering board members and junior researchers.

Our Network

Representation in Europe/worldwide

Around 130 participants from different countries are represented in the NTN. The European Blood Alliance (EBA), the European Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR), Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, and the International Haemovigilance Network (IHN) have endorsed the NTN.

Countries represented by NTN participants:
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States

Participating centers

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