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About us

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We are a parent led, charitable organization providing education, support and advocacy for premature babies and their families.

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Mission

Our mission is to empower families of premature babies every step of the way, through support and education.

Vision

Our vision is a brighter future for all premature babies and their families. Our main focus areas are support, education, awareness and research.

Strategic Plan

We invite you to join us in exploring our visionary roadmap for the years 2023-2028, as we unveil our compelling strategic plan that will shape the future of our organization. Please click the image below to view our Strategic Plan.

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Our History

Started in 2012, Canadian Premature Babies Foundation is the first national organization in Canada to support premature babies and their families.

 

We acknowledge the hard work and tenacity of our Founder, Katharina Staub, for bringing our organization from a thought to reality. With Katharina’s leadership, Canadian Premature Babies Foundation has developed partnerships across the world, all with the common goal of advocating for and providing support to premature babies and their families.

 

Our advocacy work has included government action to influence public policy affecting premature babies and their families – such as Employment Insurance and Parental Leave. We have also provided balanced information and responses to ethical issues and continue to do so in our work.

Where we are now and moving forward…

 

Confident parents mean well-adjusted and supported children. It is our intent that through consistent information, access to helpful resources, and peer support inside and outside the NICU, we are ensuring families of premature babies feel empowered and ready to care for their prematurely born child every step of the way. 

It takes a village.

 

As our organization grows and more volunteers are added to our team, we will continue to strive to provide thoughtful and useful services, supports and information to not only the families, but to the health care providers who support our vulnerable babies through their earliest challenges.

 

We will continue to develop national and international relationships with other parent-led organizations, health care providers and their governing bodies, corporations, donors and other stakeholders.

 

Let’s work together to encourage and empower families with prematurely born children! 

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Our Team

Our Team

Our team consists of parents of premature babies and neonatal health care professionals from across Canada. 

We are pleased to introduce you to our team.

Bacchini

Fabiana Bacchini

Executive Director

Board of Directors
Marin

Jan Marin

Chair

Netzel

Karen Netzel

Director

Lasby

Karen Lasby

Director

Diambomba

Yenge Diambomba

Director

Hunter

Robin Hunter

Director

Beattie

Karen Beattie

Director

Scientific Advisory Committee
Campbell-Yeo

Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Chair

Miller

Dr. Steven Miller

Member

Lacaze

Dr. Thierry Lacaze

Member

Feeley

Dr. Nancy Feeley

Member

O’Brien

Dr. Karel O’Brien

Member

Narvey

Dr. Michael Narvey

Member

Family Advisory Committee
Pearce

Rebecca Pearce

Chair

Peltier

Michelle Peltier

Member

Richards

Tiffany Richards

Member

Boodram

Aruna Boodram

Member

Mensah

Kojo Mensah

Member

Ducey

Steven Ducey

Member

Morton

Jenna Morton

Member

Galifi

Cristina Galifi

Member

Project Coordinators
Functional Managers
Parent Partner Network
Education Committee
Bracht

Marianne Bracht

Chair

Martel

Andrea Martel

Educational Projects

Harris  

Lindsay Harris  

Content Writer

Almeida

Patricia Almeida

Preemie Chats

Cresswell

Heather Cresswell

Content Writer

Todurkar

Dr. Namrata Todurkar

Content Writer

Communications
Whitehead

Leah Whitehead

Communications

Kunzmann

Barbara Kunzmann

Digital Marketing Specialist

Operations
Rowe

Cate Rowe

Admin

Vallance

Kira Vallance

Director

Rinzler

Rosaleen Rinzler

Fundraising

Fowobi

Abiola Fowobi

HR

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Privacy Policy 

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Online Media Policy

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Industry Relations Policy

For ten years, CPBF has been creating and running programs to help NICU families when they need it most. Within days after the pausing of our in-person support groups across Canada due to COVID-19, CBPF was able to bring help online. Continuing our counselling to NICU parents, support groups, education resources and weekly education sessions are a lifeline for many. We could do even more with your help.

 

Our annual reports outline our impact, our actions, and how we give NICU babies and their families the support they need.

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