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Newborn and family-centered care: a scoping review on related newborn rights and principles

Andrea Togo1, Ornella Lincetto1, Jenny Bua2

  • 1Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy.

Journal of Global Health
|June 26, 2026
PubMed

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Newborn rights and family-centered care principles are aligned with international human rights law. This review emphasizes newborn rights as an entitlement, not just a care model, for better outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Care
  • Human Rights Law
  • Pediatric Health Outcomes

Background:

  • Newborn- and family-centered care (N&FCC) is crucial for infant and parental well-being.
  • Existing literature lacks a comprehensive review of newborn rights and N&FCC principles.
  • This study addresses the need to identify, synthesize, and align newborn rights with N&FCC principles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and synthesize rights of hospitalized newborns and principles of N&FCC.
  • To assess the alignment of these rights with international human rights instruments.
  • To examine the congruence between newborn rights and N&FCC principles and identify knowledge gaps.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted across major databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Google Scholar).
  • Records explicitly describing newborn rights or N&FCC principles were thematically synthesized.
  • Identified rights and principles were mapped to five fundamental international human rights instruments.

Main Results:

  • Out of 13,447 records, 12 were included, identifying 40 rights and 57 principles.
  • Thematic analysis revealed 12 sets of rights and 6 sets of principles with substantial mutual alignment.
  • Newborn rights align with international human rights instruments, but N&FCC principles do not always explicitly identify newborns as the focus; most originated in high-income countries.

Conclusions:

  • This review synthesizes newborn rights and N&FCC principles, confirming their alignment with international human rights law.
  • N&FCC should be recognized as a rights-based entitlement for hospitalized newborns, not merely a care model.
  • Future research should clarify N&FCC's focus, establish standards of care, and promote global implementation involving diverse economic contexts.
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