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Language development and premature babies – how can we help?
By Heather Cresswell, NP From those first babbles and coos to the excitement of a baby's first words, every parent looks forward to their...
CPBF
Sep 11, 20234 min read
New article:Understanding Policy Decisions and Their Implications Regarding Preventive Interventions
for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Canadian Infants: A Primer for Nurses Our latest article on "Understanding Policy...
CPBF
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Family reflections: prematurity and the power of parent involvement in research
Our Executive Director, Fabiana Bacchini's article "Family reflections: prematurity and the power of parent involvement in research," has...
CPBF
Jul 20, 20231 min read
What Equipment and Supplies Do You Really Need to Take Your Preemie Home?
By Heather Cresswell, NP With anticipation, joy, and probably some nerves, you’ve been looking forward to the day you will bring your...
CPBF
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Pampers Canada, Walmart partner to support CPBF and Préma-Québec
May 2023 Media post from Canadian Grocer Magazine. Link:https://bit.ly/3MigtOp
CPBF
May 16, 20231 min read
Kangaroo Care when a baby has lines and tubes - it can be done!
By Heather Cresswell, NP Nothing could be more natural than a baby and parent having skin-to-skin contact. However, just because it is...
CPBF
May 12, 20235 min read
Improving Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Quality and Safety with Family-Centered Care
Clinics in Perinatology
CPBF
Apr 17, 20231 min read
22 Weeks, Zero Days - The Globe and Mail
The story of Adiah and Adrial – the most prematurely born twins ever to see their first birthday – underlines the medical and moral...
CPBF
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Jaundice in preterm infants
By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Neonatal jaundice is a very common condition in all newborn infants. It is usually self-limiting and not harmful...
CPBF
Apr 4, 20234 min read
EPIQ Conference – Parent Priorities
During EPIQ (Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality) CPBF launched 10 family priorities based on our survey of NICU families. Our...
CPBF
Apr 3, 20233 min read
"New parents — and their preemies — are in good hands here in Ottawa..."
March. 2023 Media post from Parenting Times. Link:https://bit.ly/3Ttd55b
CPBF
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Réflexions d’un parent de prématur
Une année d’apprentissage sur les cliniques de suivi néonatal dans la vie d’un parent de prématuré par Melissa Jones La scène est...
CPBF
Mar 15, 20234 min read
Reflections from a Preemie Parent
A year of learning and writing about Neonatal Follow Up Clinics as the parent of a premature baby By Melissa Jones It’s a scene familiar...
CPBF
Mar 15, 20234 min read
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...
CPBF
Mar 7, 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....
CPBF
Jan 2, 20234 min read
Words Matters: The Implications of COVID-19 on Family-Centered Care in the NICU
Full opinion piece Neonatal Network – November/ December 2022
CPBF
Dec 8, 20221 min read
London Live with Mike Stubbs – 980 CFPL Preemi in the news!
November 2022 Listen on Megaphone: A Modern Podcasting Platform
CPBF
Dec 2, 20221 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...
CPBF
Dec 2, 20224 min read
Mental Disorders Among Mothers of Children Born Preterm: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Canada
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
CPBF
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Position Statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society on neonatal follow-up of babies born extreme
https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/follow-up-care
CPBF
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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