Vision: The vision of the NIDCAP Federation International (NFI) is that all newborn infants in intensive and special care nurseries receive individualized, developmentally supportive, family centered care so that they may realize optimal health and developmental outcome.

Purpose: The purpose of the NFI is to serve as the authoritative leader for research, development, and dissemination of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) and for the certification of trainers, health care professionals, and nurseries in the NIDCAP approach.

Mission: The mission of the NFI is to develop and support a worldwide collaborative community of trainers, health care systems, professionals, families, and other partners to assure that the highest quality of individualized, developmentally supportive, family centered care is available to all newborns in intensive and special care nurseries.

Activities:

1. To ensure the quality of the NIDCAP model of individualized, developmentally supportive, family centered care education, training, and implementation.

2. To support and disseminate conceptually and methodologically sound research regarding individualized, developmentally supportive, family-centered care.

3. To determine the criteria for and quality of the NIDCAP training process and certification and ensure the quality of performance of NIDCAP certified staff in good standing.

4. To determine the criteria for the process of training of trainers and maintain the qualifications of trainers in good standing.

5. To determine the criteria for the establishment of new training centers and maintain the qualifications of training centers in good standing.

6. To determine the criteria for and quality of certified NIDCAP nurseries, establish the certification process and uphold certification of those nurseries in good standing.

7. To protect and uphold the integrity of the NIDCAP trademark.

8. To maintain a sufficient revenue stream and encourage contributions so that the NFI may carry out its mission and purpose.

For more information, please contact:

David Wahl,
Director of Development and Administration
NIDCAP Federation International
nfidirector@nidcap.org
Administrative Office
P.O. Box 3763
So. Attleboro, MA 02703
(401) 354-9462