Stories from Sweden: The Delegation Experience That Inspires Change

About this episode

The episode discusses Sweden's success in reducing neonatal mortality and shares insights from a NANN delegation's experience.

Sweden leads the world in reducing neonatal mortality, at 1.8/1000 live births in 2021, and a 20% reduction in infant mortality over the last ten years. Listen in to hear Taryn Edwards, Dr. Media Esser, and Ashley Richardson talk about participating in a NANN delegation and lessons learned from Sweden. Highlights include: nursing education standards, advanced approaches to neonatal care, family-integrated care models, and evidence-based practices.

People in this episode

Guests: Taryn Edwards, Ashley Richardson, Dr Media Esser

Topics covered

• neonatal mortality
• nursing education
• neonatal care
• family-integrated care
• evidence-based practices

Keywords

• Sweden
• infant mortality
• advanced approaches
• delegation experience

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Places: Sweden

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