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About Us — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBAbout Us. The National Coalition for Infant Health is a collaborative of professional, clinical, community health, and family support organizations that uses education and advocacy to promote patient-centered care for premature infants and their families. NCfIH envisions safe, healthy infants whose families can access the information, care and

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News — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBNational Coalition for Infant Health Applauds U.S. Senate for Including Donor Human Milk Safety and Oversight in Omnibus Spending Bill. The bill contains a directive to FDA to regulate all donor human milk to ensure this vital nutrition for vulnerable babies is safe and of the highest quality. Read More →.

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Infant Summit 2022 — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBSusan Hepworth serves as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Infant Health, a collaborative of professional, clinical, community health and family support organizations focused on improving the lives of infants and their families. The coalition educates and advocates on behalf of infants from birth to age two and their families.

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RSV — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBNational Statistics: Respiratory Syncytial Virus. A national data supplier provided palivizumab claims for Medicaid and commercial health plans across the nation from January 2019 through December 2019. Health plans deny 40% of palivizumab prescriptions for premature infants born between 29 and 36 weeks gestation.

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Prematurity — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBStepping Up the Fight Against Infant and Maternal Mortality. Among the world’s developed countries, the United States holds the unwanted distinction of being a leader in maternal and infant deaths. In an attempt to turn the tide, the federal government last month announced a new $350 million investment. Oct 8, 2021.

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Infectious Disease — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBStepping Up the Fight Against Infant and Maternal Mortality. Among the world’s developed countries, the United States holds the unwanted distinction of being a leader in maternal and infant deaths. In an attempt to turn the tide, the federal government last month announced a new $350 million investment. Oct 8, 2021.

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Postpartum Depression — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBIt’s perhaps the oldest partnership in health care – safeguarding an expectant mother through pregnancy, assisting with the miracle of birth, and caring for the new mother and infant afterward. And increasingly, each stage of the process entails doctors treating patients remotely over high-speed internet and telecom connections.

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Home — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBConnect . Email: [email protected] Address: 2020 K Street NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 964-2625

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Resources — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBConnect . Email: [email protected] Address: 2020 K Street NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 964-2625

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Nutrition — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBIt’s perhaps the oldest partnership in health care – safeguarding an expectant mother through pregnancy, assisting with the miracle of birth, and caring for the new mother and infant afterward. And increasingly, each stage of the process entails doctors treating patients remotely over high-speed internet and telecom connections.

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Policy Papers — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBMonoclonal Antibodies Inclusion in the Vaccines for Children Program. Policy Papers. By warding off diseases like influenza and pertussis, immunizations play a critical role in infant and early childhood health. Immunizations protect infants from life-threatening diseases, which can lead to both hospitalization and longterm complications.

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National Coalition for Infant Health Applauds U.S. Senate for …

WEBWASHINGTON—The non-profit National Coalition for Infant Health today released a statement applauding the U.S. Senate for passing an omnibus government spending bill that includes a directive to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to provide much-needed regulation of donor human milk, donor human milk derived products and …

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Summits — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBFor the third year in a row, the Institute for Patient Access and National Coalition for Infant Health hosted the 2017 Infant Health Policy Summit in Washington, DC on October 26. Health care providers, patient advocates, and policy makers gathered to discuss patient access issues facing vulnerable infants and their families.

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Tubing Safety — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBThe Joint Commission , the nation’s foremost accreditation organization for health care programs, recently confirmed it will not endorse tubing connector technology known as ENFit. Hailed as a victory for infant safety, the decision comes in response to a letter from the National Coalition for Infant Health that outlined concerns about the

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Podcasts — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBIt's Respiratory Syncytial Virus season. Do you know the signs? Shanisty Ireland didn't when her six-week-old son Adam contracted the disease. In this episode, Shanisty recalls her family's RSV experience, while Mitchell Goldstein, MD, of the National Coalition for Infant Health shares key risk factors and signs parents should look for.

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The Indirect Impact of RSV — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBConnect . Email: [email protected] Address: 2020 K Street NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 964-2625

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The Really Serious Virus — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBConnect . Email: [email protected] Address: 2020 K Street NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 964-2625

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RSV — Videos — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBMuch of the public is unaware of the severity of RSV. Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD, immediate past president of NFID and chief of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, discusses health disparities that impact babies and young children with RSV. Watch the Video.

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Myths, Facts, and Postpartum Depression

WEBConnect . Email: [email protected] Address: 2020 K Street NW, Suite 505 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 964-2625

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The Burden of RSV: Impacting All Families — National Coalition for

WEBMonoclonal Antibodies Inclusion in the Vaccines for Children Program. Respiratory syncytial virus places a heavy burden on infants, young children, their families and the health care system. Also known as RSV, this virus can impact children and families for months, years or even their entire lives. And it doesn’t discriminate.

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RSV — National Coalition for Infant Health

WEBNational Statistics: Respiratory Syncytial Virus. A national data supplier provided palivizumab claims for Medicaid and commercial health plans across the nation from January 2019 through December 2019. Health plans deny 40% of palivizumab prescriptions for premature infants born between 29 and 36 weeks gestation.

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