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After a neonatal stroke what can parents expect?
by winnineo | first published Jul 2015 | Parents Corner Those are the first words that a parent given the diagnosis of stroke says after...

CPBF
Jun 5, 20204 min read


What is this PDA and why do the doctors want to close it?
by winnineo | May 28, 2020 | Parents Corner If you have had a baby born prematurely and are reading this blog post you may have been told...

CPBF
May 31, 20204 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...

CPBF
May 28, 20202 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,...

CPBF
May 21, 20204 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...

CPBF
May 18, 20201 min read


Kangaroo Care: It’s not just for kangaroos
By Francis La Rosa When kangaroos are born, they are very small, about the size of a peanut. After they are born, they crawl into the...

CPBF
May 13, 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...

CPBF
Apr 5, 20203 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...

CPBF
Mar 30, 20205 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...

CPBF
Mar 15, 20202 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?...

CPBF
Mar 2, 20203 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...

CPBF
Feb 18, 20202 min read


CPBF wins EFCNI Award
Font: EFCNI website The EFCNI Award recognizes organisations with excellent engagement and achievements in EFCNI’s spirit for the best...

CPBF
Feb 7, 20201 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. ...

CPBF
Feb 3, 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...

CPBF
Jan 6, 20202 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,...

CPBF
Dec 5, 20193 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...

CPBF
Nov 25, 20192 min read


Raising Awareness About Premature Birth
Kelly and Company - Accessible Media Inc Freelance journalist Meagan Gillmore tells us about how one Canadian organization is raising...

CPBF
Nov 19, 20191 min read


Raising Awareness on World Prematurity Day
OMNINews/Focus Portuguese November 17th is World Premature day. Fabiana Bacchini, executive diretor of the Canadian Premature Babies...

CPBF
Nov 17, 20191 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...

CPBF
Nov 15, 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...

CPBF
Oct 22, 20193 min read
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