Who We Are

The INHA is Ireland’s first collaborative platform and network to represent the interests of preterm infants, ill infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) and their families. It comprises of families affected by a preterm birth, multi-disciplinary healthcare experts, educators, researchers, political decision makers and industry partners who share the common goal of reducing the incidence of preterm birth in Ireland, supporting families with infants in the NICU and improving the long-term health of preterm infants by ensuring the optimum prevention, treatment, care and support.

Our Vision

Our vision is to support and empower families affected by prematurity by advocating increased awareness, improved pre-conceptual, ante-natal and post natal education, equitable and standardized neonatal care and improved long-term care for both the premature baby and the family.

Our Objective

Our objective, through consultation with global networks of prematurity groups, healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, political decision makers and industry stakeholders is to foster the exchange of information, provide education to healthcare professionals and families and with one collective voice, to provide the platform for a coordinated and integrated program of collaborative support in the field of neonatal care in Ireland.

Pre-conceptual Care

We believe that all women have the right to receive comprehensive information pre-conceptually about the risk factors that may influence their own and their infant’s health in addition to availing of the best quality, targeted and effective ante-natal care.

Treatment & Care

Healthy children are our future. With infants born at 22 weeks of gestation now surviving, the INHA is committed to ensuring that all preterm infants receive evidence based, standardised, family centred and developmentally supportive care to enable them to not only survive, but thrive.

Follow Up & Continuing Care

We strive to improve the long-term outcomes for preterm infants and their families. All infants born preterm must have access to appropriate follow up care at the right time in the right setting. All adults born preterm must have access to life-long multi-disciplinary specialised care if they are to achieve optimum health outcomes.
All families of preterm infants require medical, psychological, sociological and financial support to help them navigate the preterm birth journey.