The path towards a separate residency in “Neonatal Critical Care Medicine” has been paved in Europe

Journal of Perinatology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Charles Christoph Roehr, Willem Pieter de Boode, Tomasz Szczapa, Olivier Danhaive, Máximo Vento, Ana Alarcón, P. Fentsch, Berthold V Koletzko, Sven Matthias Wellmann
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-026-02769-9
Cited by: 1
References: 7

Abstract

We thank Drs Lakshminrusimha and Steinhorn for asking “Is it time to create a separate residency and department in neonatal critical care medicine?” [ 1 ], thereby sparking off a very timely discussion. We would like to add the European perspective, where Neonatology is now recognised as a designated Paediatric subspecialty in many countries and a formally accredited and widely endorsed Neonatology training framework, including neonatal critical care, already exists [ 2 , 3 ].

Fields of Study & Subjects

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Child and Adolescent Health Infant Development and Preterm Care

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Perinatology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
46
Issue
8
Pages
1594–1595
Publication date
22 June 2026
Language
EN