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Our Mission

The NFI improves the future for all infants in hospitals and their families
with individualized, developmental, family-centered, research-based NIDCAP care
by providing and assuring the quality of NIDCAP education, training and certification
for professionals and hospital systems.

Our Vision

The NFI envisions a global society
in which all hospitalized newborns and their families
receive care in the evidence-based NIDCAP model.

NIDCAP supports development,
enhances strengths and minimizes stress
for infants, family and staff who care for them.

NIDCAP is individualized
and uses a relationship-based, family-centered approach
that yields measurable outcomes.

Our Values

NIDCAP is a comprehensive, system-wide approach. It supports all individuals involved in the complex interrelationships of newborn care in hospital settings. NIDCAP responds to the dynamic growth and development of infants, families and staff in the challenges and opportunities of acute and chronic care.

The values that underlie this work include:

NIDCAP care is mindful and reflective.
NIDCAP care and training supports the family-infant relationship as paramount.
NIDCAP care is individualized and developmentally supportive of infants, families and staff.
NIDCAP care is relationship-based.
NIDCAP care is evidence-based.
NIDCAP care is integrated in quality health care.

Mentoring Caregivers, Changing Hospitals,
Improving the Future for Infants and their Families