National protocol led to significant improvements in follow‐up programmes for very low birth weight or very preterm infants

Abstract

This brief report describes how Spain has improved the follow-up care of very low birth weight and very preterm infants by implementing recommendations by the Spanish Neonatal Society and the Spanish Association of Paediatric Primary Care. It compares five key areas covered by national surveys carried out in 2016 and 2019, before and after the 2017 guidelines were implemented.