Preemie Poop Talk
By Heather Cresswell, NP If you are a parent, there is a good chance you spend a lot of time talking about poop. Changes in bowel...
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Jan 2, 20234 min read
Does my premature baby have reflux?
By Heather Cresswell, NP What is gastroesophageal reflux? The word reflux refers to any liquid in the body that is moving backward....
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Dec 2, 20224 min read
Hypoglycemia in preterm babies
By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Why do NICU staff fuss so much about blood sugars? Glucose, like oxygen, is of existential importance for any...
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Sep 15, 20225 min read
Neonatal thermoregulation
By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Maintaining a normal temperature is one of the most important challenges that a newborn must face after delivery....
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Sep 4, 20223 min read
School Readiness - Advocating for Your Child
Is your child starting school in September? The experience of having your baby starting school while exciting, may be daunting. A little...
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Aug 28, 20222 min read
School Readiness - Preparing for The First Day of School
Is your child starting school in September? The experience of having your baby starting school while exciting, may be daunting. A little...
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Aug 21, 20223 min read
School Readiness - Early Literacy, Numeracy, and Science
Is your child starting school in September? The experience of having your baby starting school while exciting, may be daunting. A little...
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Aug 14, 20222 min read
School Readiness - Self-regulation
Is your child starting school in September? The experience of having your baby starting school while exciting, may be daunting. A little...
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Jul 22, 20221 min read
Pumping Early
By The Breastfeeding Team at SickKids Breast milk has many benefits and acts like a medicine for sick and preterm babies. The first two...
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Jul 17, 20224 min read
Neonatal Kidneys
By Dr. Namrata Todurkar For many decades, neonatal kidneys appeared to be forgiving organs that tolerated the various complications of...
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Jul 13, 20223 min read
Parent-Defined Outcomes of Prematurity: Exploring the Results of the Second Phase of the Parent Voic
In the first blog in this series, we explored the first study of the Parent Voices Project research project, which looked at the gap in...
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CPBF
May 25, 20227 min read
Enfants prématurés, perspectives parentales et partenariat de recherche : conversation avec Rebecca
Bienvenue à ce deuxième billet de notre blogue sur le projet La voix des parents du Réseau canadien de suivi néonatal. Notre premier...
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May 25, 20226 min read
Preemies, Parental Perspectives, and Partnership in Research:
A Conversation with preemie parent and parent-researcher Rebecca Pearce Welcome to the second blog in our series about the Canadian...
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May 12, 20225 min read
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Photo Credit: https://www.sickkids.ca/ There is hardly a NICU health care staff who has not been shaken to the...
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May 28, 20202 min read
Connecting Coast to Coast: National Multiple Births Awareness Day
By Carolyn Leighton-Hillborn Today is National Multiple Births Awareness Day in Canada! It is a day to raise awareness of some of the...
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May 21, 20204 min read
Preeclampsia Awareness Day Special Story: “Preeclampsia changed my life.”
New mom, Tiffany Boston, tells us about her experience this past year with preeclampsia. Her son was born this past November at 27 weeks,...
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Mar 30, 20205 min read
COVID-19: Strategies for Coping with Isolation
By Carolyn Leighton-Hilborn Canada is now about 2 weeks into dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19. Canada has acted swiftly to address...
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Dec 5, 20193 min read
Unicorn Moms Unite
When Heather Radford gave birth to her son Gage in January 2015 at 22 weeks and 6 days there was no one she could relate to. At the time,...
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Nov 25, 20192 min read
CPBF Unicorn Files : Victoria’s Brighter World; A unicorn in a world full of horses
When Victoria DiGiovanni was born she weighed as much as a baseball. She came into the world on July 4, 1995 at 25 weeks gestation. Three...
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Nov 15, 20193 min read
CPBF Celebrates World Prematurity Day with Exciting News!
On Sunday November 17th, World Prematurity Day, we celebrate the 1 in 10 babies around the world who are born too soon! We are so excited...
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