What you can do in the NICU
What you can do in the NICU
Our mission is to support and educate Canadian families of premature babies every step of the way – before, during and after their NICU stays.
Our vision is to create a brighter future for all premature babies and those who care for them.
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CPBF
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
EFFECT: Excellence in Family Focused and Effective Care Transitions
By Gemma Burgess and Shauna Langenberger In January 2017 our then NICU/PICU manager envisioned the need to create a better experience for...
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CPBF
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
It’s Preeclampsia Awareness Month! Learn about the work of the Preeclampsia Foundation Canada
By Aaisha Shafique Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum period which affects both the mother...
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CPBF
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: The Annabelle and Delilah Foundation; perseverance runs in the family!
By Jack Hourigan When Julie Robertson unexpectedly delivered her twins at 30 weeks, all dreams of a picturesque birth were shattered. Her...
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CPBF
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Breathe, Baby, Breathe
By Aaisha Shafique As a parent in the NICU, we all wish for some emotional support, be it a person or even a manual that can guide us...
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CPBF
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Early Literacy Through the Welcome Baby Program
By Francis La Rosa Do you remember when you were a child and your parents would read books to you even when you didn’t quite understand?...
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CPBF
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
Nurtured in the NICU: SnackChat
By Francis La Rosa “A lot of families and friends are doing and saying the right thing for a parent in the NICU, but so often they...
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CPBF
- Feb 3, 2020
- 2 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Peer Mentorship and the value of the “lived experience”
By Pam Thomson-Kai Life would never be the same after our son Sawyer was born in 2014, prematurely and with life threatening conditions. ...
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CPBF
- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
Nurtured in the NICU: A Journey’s Story Told Through a Collection of Beads
By Mahyra Mostafa We tend to forget to give credit to ourselves, especially in hard times. Sometimes people around us remind us of how...
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CPBF
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: IWK Parents Take YouTube
By Erica Rezpecki There are millions of channels active on YouTube today, but there’s one in particular that you might want to take a...
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CPBF
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Welcome to the Stollery NICU
By Erica Rezpecki “The NICU can be really overwhelming…unfamiliar sites, sounds and overall uncertainty of a new environment creates...
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CPBF
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Dad Program
By Erica Rezpecki Imagine a group of men sitting in a small, half-lit movie theatre. On either end of the room, ten-footscreens display...
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CPBF
- Oct 7, 2019
- 2 min
Nurtured in the NICU: Baby Readers
By Erica Rzepecki Talking and singing to your baby – whether they were born premature or full-term – is incredibly important for their...
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CPBF
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Nurtured in the NICU: A Look into the NICView
By Erica Rzepecki. For many parents of preemies in the NICU, leaving their baby’s side to attend to their work, family, and personal...
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