Gert van Steenbrugge

Gert van Steenbrugge is father of two preterm children, born respectively at 34 and 26 weeks of pregnancy. He is former director of the Dutch parent organisation VOC (currently known as Care4Neo) and is presently member of the scientific committee of Care4Neo. Gert has been involved in the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) since the first parents’ meeting in 2008. He was member of the Parent Advisory Board and was involved in the development of EFCNI’s Standards of Care. By education Gert is biochemist and worked for many years in biomedical research. Having this background his special interests are medical and care-associated research in neonatology. Together with parents and professionals he was founder of the ‘Neokeurmerk’, a quality mark for the neonatology departments of Dutch hospitals, based on the parent perspective. His often used motto is “vulnerable children, strong parents and dedicated professionals, together we stay strong”.