A Core Outcome Set for Maternal and Neonatal Health Research and Surveillance of Emerging and Ongoing Epidemic Threats: A Modified Delphi-Based International Expert Consensus. eClinicalMedicine 2025. Pingray V, Klein K, Alonso JP, Belizán M, Babinska M, Alger J, Barsosio HC, Blackburn K, Bolaji O, Carson C, Castiglioni S, De Luca D, Dhaded S, Engmann C, Escobar MF, Escuriet R, Kara E, Kim CR, Knight M, Lamprianou S, Lota MM, Mader S, Madrid L, Marcone AL, Mazzoni A, Montenegro M, Mukisa-Bisoborwa R, Munoz FM, Okomo U, Okong P, Ortega V, Salva FA, Schwartz DA, Sudjaritruk T, Yates L, Younus M, Zafar N, Oladapo OT, Berrueta M, Bonet M. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103025

Study protocol for the development and pilot-testing of a Self-assessment tool for the implementation of the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health (ESCNH). BMJ Paediatrics Open 2025;9:e003008. Hoffmann J, Lehmann S, Ancora G, Hummler H, Lack N, Schlembach D, Schouten E, Simonelli I, Blomqvist YT, Vavouraki E, Webbe J, Zimmermann LJI, Mader S, Geiger I. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003008

Meeting the need for effective and standardized neonatology training: a pan-European Master’s Curriculum. Pediatr Res. 2024 Oct;96(5):1195-1200. Santoro D, Zibulsky DA, Roehr CC, Langhammer F, Vento M, Szczapa T, Fauchère JC, Dimitriou G, Rabe H, Mader S, Zimmermann LJI, Murray DM, Smith S, Hall M, Künzel M, Wellmann S. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03182-8

Das Respiratorische Synzytialvirus (RSV). Handlungsempfehlungen für den D-A-CH Raum. Kinder- und Jugendmedizin 2024; 24(03): 219-225. Bösl S, Fischbach T, Agyeman P, Redlberger-Fritz M, Kostenzer J, Schultz C, Tischer C, Trück J, Zimmermann L, Siche-Pantel F, Mader S.​ https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2302-5212

Die Pertussis-Impfung in der Schwangerschaft: Aufklärung gemeinsam angehen. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. 2024; 84(09): 805-808. Brunck A, Schlembach D. DOI: 10.1055/a-2249-1353

Clinical Practice Guideline for Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds in Very Preterm Neonates. JAMA Network Open. 2024;7(6):e2417431. Deschmann E, Dame C, Sola-Visner MC, Fustolo-Gunnink SF, Guyatt GH, Mangal Patel R, Stanworth SJ, for the Neonatal Transfusion Network, (Matthäus V, European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants, listed as contributor). doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17431

The Multifaceted Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Young Children on the Family: A European Study. Infectious diseases and therapy. 2024 May 20. Trautmannsberger I, Plagg B, Adamek I, Mader S, de Luca D, Esposito S, Silfverdal SA, Zimmermann LJI, Tischer C, the ResQ Family study group. doi: 10.1007/s40121-024-00989-0

Every Newborn Counts, Everywhere: Statement from the 2023 Joint European Neonatal Societies’ (jENS) Congress. Newborn 2024;3(1): 1–2. Lawn JE, Ehret DEY, Mutema T, Stevenson A, Walker K, Storari L, de Boode WP, Mader S, Moretti C, Roehr CC, Saugstad OD. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-11002-0087

Reevaluating the FDA’s warning against the use of probiotics in preterm neonates: A societal statement by ESPGHAN and EFCNI. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024 Apr 4. Van den Akker CHP, Embleton ND, Lapillonne A, Mihatsch WA, Salvatore S, Canani RB, Dinleyici EC, Domellöf M, Guarino A, Gutiérrez-Castrellón P, Hojsak I, Indrio F, Mosca A, Orel R, Van Goudoever JHB, Weizman Z, Mader S, Zimmermann LJI, Shamir R, Vandenplas Y, Szajewska H. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12204

Omega-3 fatty acid supply in pregnancy for risk reduction of preterm and early preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2024;6(2):101251. Cetin I, Carlson SE, Burden C, Da Fonseca EB, Di Renzo GC, Hadjipanayis A, Harris WS, Kumar KR, Olsen SF, Mader S, McAuliffe FM, Muhlhausler B, Oken E, Poon LC, Poston L, Ramakrishnan U, Roehr CC, Savona-Ventura C, Smuts CM, Sotiriadis A, Koletzko B. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101251

Reassessing and Extending the European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: How to Keep Reference Standards in Line with Current Evidence. Children 2024; 11(2):179. Geiger I, Kostenzer J, Matthäus V, on behalf of the ESCNH Chair Committee, Mader S, Zimmermann LJI. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020179

Maternal Wellbeing Five Years after a Very Preterm Delivery: Prevalence and Influencing Factors in a European Cohort. Children 2024; 11(1):61. Wohlers L, Maier RF, Cuttini M, Wilson E, Benhammou V, Lebeer J, Laroche S, Sarrechia I, Petrou S, Thiele N, Zeitlin J & Aubert AM on behalf of the SHIPS Research Group. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010061

Variation in follow-up for children born very preterm in Europe. Eur J Public Health 2023 Nov 17; 34(1):192. Seppänen, AV; Barros, H; Draper, ES, Petrou S,Andronis L, Kim S, Maier RF, Pedersen P, Gadzinowski J, Pierrat V, Sarrechia I, Lebeer J, Ådén U, Toome L, Thiele N, Van Heijst A, Cuttini M, Zeitlin J, SHIPS Research Group. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad192

European expert recommendations on clinical investigation and evaluation of high-risk medical devices for children. Acta Paediatr 2023 Nov;112(11):2440-2448. Guerlich K, Patro-Golab B, Barnacle A, Baumann U, Eicken A, Fraser AG, Gruszfeld D, Haas NA, Jonker AH, Kammermeier M, Kenny D, Kolaček S, Lapatto R, Maconochie I, Mader S, McGauran G, Melvin T, Muensterer O, Piscoi P, Romano A, Saxena AK, Schneider DT, Turner MA, Walle JV, Koletzko B; European Academy of Paediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16919​

Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures. Epilepsia 2023 Oct;64(10):2550-2570. Pressler RM, Abend NS, Auvin S, Boylan G, Brigo F, Cilio MR, De Vries LS, Elia M, Espeche A, Hahn CD, Inder T, Jette N, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Mader S, Mizrahi EM, Moshé SL, Nagarajan L, Noyman I, Nunes ML, Samia P, Shany E, Shellhaas RA, Subota A, Triki CC, Tsuchida T, Vinayan KP, Wilmshurst JM, Yozawitz EG, Hartmann https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17745​

A randomised controlled trial in preterm infants comparing prophylactic with selective “less invasive surfactant administration” (pro.LISA). Trials 2023 Sep 26;24(1):612. Göpel W, Rausch TK, Mitschdörfer B, Mader S, Herting E, König IR, Stichtenoth G; pro.LISA study group. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07603-7

Apgar Score and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age 5 Years in Infants Born Extremely Preterm. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2332413. Ehrhardt H, Aubert AM, Ådén U, Draper ES, Gudmundsdottir, Varendi H, Weber T, Zemlin M, Maier RF, Zeitlin J; EPICE-SHIPS Research Group (N Thiele and S Mader as collaborator). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32413​

Prophylactic Intravenous Acetaminophen in Extremely Premature Infants: Minimum Effective Dose Research by Bayesian Approach. Pediatr Drugs 2023. Aikio O, Baruteau A, Bouazza N, Cambonie G, Diallo A, Flamant C, Froelicher-Bournaud L, Gascoin G, Hallman M, Kallio J, Levoyer L, Lui G, Lumia M, Patkai J, Rideau A, Roze J, Tauzin M, Tortigue M, Treluyer J, Walsh-Papageorgiou A. doi : 10.1007/s40272-023-00602-w

RSV – bessere Daten und mehr Schutz. OPG – Operation Gesundheitswesen – Spezial 2023; Presseagentur Gesundheit; Mader S. https://www.pa-gesundheit.de/opg/opg-spezial.html

Das Respiratorische Synzytialvirus – Krankheitslast, Chancen und Herausforderungen bei Kindern im D-A-CH-Raum. Handlungsempfehlungen für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. Kinderkrankenschwester 2023; 10. Bösl S, Fischbach T, Kostenzer J, Schultz C, Tischer C, Trück J, Mader S. kinderkrankenschwester.eu

New World Health Organization recommendations for care of preterm or low birth weight infants: health policy. eClinicalMedicine 2023:102155. Care of Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants Group. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102155

Research priorities for care of preterm or low birth weight infants: health policy. eClinicalMedicine 2023:102126. Care of Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants Group. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102126

Stillen: Für den besten Start ins Leben – besonders für Frühgeborene. BabyCare 2023. European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI), Adamek I. https://www.babycare.de/stillen-fuer-den-besten-start-ins-leben-besonders-fuer-fruehgeborene/

ResQ Family: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Infants and Quality of Life of Families—Study Protocol of a Multi-Country Family Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023; 20: 5917. Trautmannsberger I, Bösl S, Tischer C, Kostenzer J,  Mader S, Zimmermann L, the ResQ Family Study Group. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115917

Development and validation of a screening questionnaire for early identification of pregnant women at risk for excessive gestational weight gain. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23: 249. Geyer K, Raab R, Hoffmann J, Hauner H.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05569-7

A pressing need for research to reduce nutritional uncertainties in preterm infant care: Findings from a European roundtable discussion with parent representatives. Early Human Development 2023; 179: 105729. Moss B, Lammons W, Geiger I, Kostenzer J, Mader S, Coutinho E, Kamphuis J, Soiron S, Bergmüller E, Modi E. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105729

Welt-Frühgeborenen-Tag 2022 – Mit Baby- und familienzentrierter, entwicklungsfördernder Betreuung die besten Startbedingungen ins Leben schaffen. Kinderkrankenschwester 2022; 11. Fügenschuh S, Mader S. www.kinderkrankenschwester.eu

Early-life residential exposure to moisture damage is associated with persistent wheezing in a Finnish birth cohort. Wiley Online Library 2022; 33. Tischer C, Täubel M, Kirjavainen P, Depner M, HyvärinenA, Piippo-Savolainen E, Pekkanen J, Karvonen A. https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13864

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): burden, risks, and the way forward – calling for a collaborative approach at World Prematurity Day 2022. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2022; 323: L619-L622. Tischer C, Kostenzer J, Mader S, Zimmermann L. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00302.2022

Health-related quality of life of children born very preterm: a multinational European cohort study.  Qual Life Res 2022. Sung Wook Kim, Andronis L, Seppänen A, Aubert A, Barros H, Draper E, Sentenac M, Zeitlin J & Petrou S On Behalf of the SHIPS Research Group, including Mader S, Thiele N, Pfeil J. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03217-9

An international study on implementation and facilitators and barriers for parent-infant closeness in neonatal units. Pediatric Investigation 2022; 6: 179-188.  van Veenendaal N, Labrie N, Mader S, van Kempen A, van der Schoor S, van Goudoever J, CROWN Study Group. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ped4.12339 

The assessment of future RSV immunizations: How to protect all infants? Frontiers in Pediatrics 2022; 10; 981741. Bont L, Weil Olivier C, Herting E, Esposito S, Navarro Alonso JA, Lega F, Mader S, Morioka I, Shen K, Syrogiannopoulos GA, Faust SN, Bozzola E. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.981741/full 

Nährstoffsupplementierung vor, während und nach der Schwangerschaft: Ergebnisse der cluster-randomisierten „Gesund leben in der Schwangerschaft“-Studie. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 2022; 82: 736-746. Geyer K, Günther J, Hoffmann J, Spies M, Raab R, Zhelyazkova A, Rose I, Hauner H. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/a-1771-6368?articleLanguage=de#info

Parents’ experiences regarding neonatal care during the COVID- 19 pandemic: country-­specific ­findings ­of ­a multinational survey. BMJ Open 2022; 12: e056856. Kostenzer J, von Rosenstiel- Pulver C, Hoffmann J, Walsh A, Mader S, Zimmermann L. J I, on behalf of the COVID- 19 Zero Separation Collaborative Group. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056856

Child Anthropometrics and Neurodevelopment at 2 and 3 Years of Age Following an Antenatal Lifestyle Intervention in Routine Care—A Secondary Analysis from the Cluster-Randomised GeliS Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2022; 11: 1688. Spies M, Geyer K, Raab R, Brandt S, Meyer D, Günther J, Hoffmann J, and Hauner H.  https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11061688 

Are pre- and early pregnancy lifestyle factors associated with the risk of preterm birth? A secondary cohort analysis of the cluster-randomised GeliS trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022; 22: 230. Raab R, Hoffmann J, Spies M, Geyer K, Meyer D, Günther J, Hauner H. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04513-5

Prozess zur Implementierung Evidenzbasierter Parenteraler Ernährung in Deutschen Perinatalzentren – Ergebnisse eines Multidisziplinären Netzwerks. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe & Neonatologie 2022.  Hoffmann J, Haiden N, Babl J, Fusch C, Kostenzer J, Piening B, Schubert S, Mader S, Arbeitsgruppe parenterale Ernährung von EFCNI, GNPI, ADKA.  https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1711-3281

Management and outcomes of extreme preterm birth. BMJ 2022; 376:e055924. Morgan AS, Mendonça M, Thiele N, David AL. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-055924