Projects

All the projects we implement support and help premature babies and their families.

We also develop the medical community by providing Ukrainian doctors with access to modern training and the up-to-date information.

You can help in any way convenient for you: support one of the current projects, or organize charity fundraising at your own event or in the office for the benefit of "early birds", become our volunteer, or become a partner of the Association and the Foundation if you represent a corporate sector.

There is no insignificant help: every contribution is important. Let's give the best start to the life of newborns together!

Balint Groups School «Early Birds»

Balint groups are safe groups for psychological work, which are built on the principles of empathy and tolerance. These are groups where you can find support among colleagues from other institutions and a psychologist, work with experiences and thoughts that have appeared after conflict situations.

Support during the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine made its adjustments and within three months we added targeted assistance to the main areas of activity. Lots of targeted help! Parents ask for treatment, rehabilitation, help with diapers, nutrition, products, etc.

A short introductory course in the individualized care of premature babies according to the NIDCAP and FINE programs, which takes into account the individualized needs of babies with the involvement of top international experts and thought leaders in this direction.

School of parents is 5 weeks of warm and informative meetings every Saturday for parents of prematurely born children. We answer the most common questions that concern families of preemies. Taking care of babies will be easier if you know little secrets!

Burnout Syndrome Prevention

Thanks to the joint initiative of the International Renaissance Foundation and the Representation of the European Union in Ukraine - «Humanity and Mutual Aid» - NGO «Early Birds» conducts trainings for doctors «Prevention of burnout syndrome for medical staff of neonatal departments».

Meetings with Love

Representatives and volunteers of the Association (who are also (parents of "early birds") organize meetings and visit mothers in maternity hospitals at the second stage of nursing and share their experience in nursing premature babies.

Follow up observation

Periodic examinations in the follow-up centers during the first three years help premature babies grow up healthy, and parents to be confident of their “early bird“ and enjoy parenthood.

Supporting the global campaign for non-separation of parents and children after birth, in partnership with Glance, EFCNI and the Association of Neonatologists of Ukraine, NGO «Early Birds» launched a series of webinars in the format of SMART conversations. With this discussion format, we aim to systematize knowledge about childbirth, raising babies, and post-discharge care during the COVID-19 period from an interdisciplinary team of specialists.

Parents Support Program

The "Early Birds" parent support program was created for families of babies born prematurely. As part of this program, every family with a child who was born prematurely (37 weeks of pregnancy or less) has the right to receive discounts on goods and services of the Association's partners.

Every gram of weight during the growth of a premature baby is important. Gaining weight indicates the development and positive dynamics of the child's growth. The lack of weights significantly complicates the process of treatment and monitoring of the condition of infants. We provide the scales for intensive care units in maternity hospitals of Ukraine.

Premature birth usually happens suddenly, and parents are not ready for it at all. This is total stress for mother, as well as a lot of financial costs for the family, related to the purchase of medicines, consumables, and then paying for rehabilitation for the baby. With the Help Package project, we aim to support every family with a premature baby with essential items, literature, advice brochures, recommendations and stories of other parents who also had the experience of premature birth.

World Prematurity Day

World Prematurity Day (17th November) is a global movement to raise awareness of premature birth and the sometimes devastating impact it can have on families. "Early Birds" organization celebrates this day as the Children's Day. Events are held in dozens of cities of Ukraine, and the main buildings of the country are lit up in purple - to raise public awareness of this special day.