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CPBF
Aug 31, 20203 min read
Hemodynamics: Functions of the Heart
Neonatal Hemodynamics
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CPBF
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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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