FYI... the NeoWiki project group has officially started to discuss the various aspects of a NeoWiki.

If you are interested to work for a NeoWiki, please join the project group and particiapte in the discussions. Click here to download instructions!

You probably know about Wikipedia, the world-wide, free and open dictionary, where anyone can contribute with expertise and knowledge (and des-information too...).

The 99nicu Team has discussed whether to open a neonatal Wiki. In contrast to the discussion forums that deals mainly with clinical questions and advice, a NeoWiki would focus on guidelines, protocols etc.

There are a number of principal and practical aspects to consider before a NeoWiki could be launched, and therefore we search for people with a great deal of enthusiasm (with or without computer skills) who are interested to join the NeoWiki project group. Just send an email to info@99nicu.org and we will get back to you!

Click here for the forum discussion about a NeoWiki here.

PS. Experts on SQL-databases and the MediaWiki platform... do not hesitate to join this project! :)

Time for a new promotional 99nicu activity...

All members who contribute with posts in the 99nicu forums can win the latest edition of two real book classics: Neurology of the Newborn by Volpe or Manual of neonatal care by Cloherty.
Please click on the images to read more about those two books. You will be re-directed to the 99nicu-Amazon bookshop.

The rules are very simple:

• The most active member during from the time period 2008-06-10 -- 2008-12-10 will be awarded Neurology of the Newborn. Activity is defined as number of posts. If there are two or more members with exactly the same number of posts, we will choose one of those randomly.
• Among members who have posted at least once during the time period above, we will randomly choose one to recieve Manual of Neonatal Care.
• Members of the 99nicu Team do not participate in this activity, and cannot win any of these books.

Click here to read more about this event!

99nicu is growing large and with increasing size comes increasing costs for web hosting and technical maintenance.

In addition to our ambition to attract Sponsors, you can also support 99nicu.

One way is to sign up for a supporter's membership during 6 or 12 months, for 6 or 10 euro, respectively. The fee is processed by PayPal, which is safe and easy.
Read more about this option here.

You may also consider to become a Premium member... read more about this membership here!

Keep updated about new contents at 99nicu by subscribing our RSS-feeds.
It’s simple, saves time, and lets you know about new discussions and blog posts in an instant!

There are two options to subscribe to the 99nicu RSS feeds.
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Our RSS-feeds has the following URLs:
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If you have not yet explored the power of RSS feeds, we highly recommend you to try our RSS feeds. It’s nothing but an excellent way to keep yourself informed!

For further information or for posting questions and feedback, please click here.

*As RSS-readers we recommend NetNewsWire for Mac-users, and YeahReader for Windows-users. The web browser Firefox handles RSS feeds as ’live bookmarks’, which is convenient. You can download Firefox by clicking on the Firefox icon in the left sidebar.

We would like to promote an interesting survey project.

Nursing students at DePaul University in Chicago, USA, conduct a graduate research project.
They are interested in how pain reassessment is done in NICU. If you can, please take this survey about your perception towards Pain Reassessment in NICU. The survey is completely anonymous.

Click here to read more about the survey.

Today we "admitted" the second patient to the virtual NICU, an infant born at term, who developed general edema during the fourth postnatal week. Click here to go to the virtual NICU and read about and comment on this case.

Please remember that you need to be logged in to have access to the virtual NICU.

If you have forgotten your password, please click here.

We would just like to remind everyone about the trial period of free full text to Acta Paediatrica.

Acta Paediatrica is a peer-reviewed monthly journal at the forefront of international pediatric research. It covers both clinical and experimental research in all areas of pediatrics including.

More info is posted here!

the 99nicu Portal - the gate to our community!

Welcome to the 99nicu Portal, the new "gate" to the 99nicu community!

The discussion forums at 99nicu are listed in a systematic order, but the interface is not great when it comes to navigation among community-related news, discussions, blog entries etc. Valuable feedback from members without previous experience from other discussion forums underscored that we needed to do something.

This portal page will serve a double purpose. It will be easier for you to see the most recent activity in the forums, and it will be easier for us to provide you with community-related news.

The portal page has one navigation bar at the top, and sidebars on the left and on the right.
The navigation bar at the top contains the link to the FORUM, various information pages, and the 99nicu bookshops.

In addition to the list of Partners and Sponsors, the left sidebar/column contains important links for first-time visitors and for members.

In the right sidebar you find the latest headlines of the portal page, the most recent discussions in the forums, and the latest blog entries.

As always, we appreciate feedback and suggestions how to improve things. You can post your comments here!