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Our executive director, Fabiana Bacchini, shared her advocacy journey on our partner SKIP, Solutions
In October 2019, SKIP partnered with Dr. Melanie Barwick, Senior Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences at SickKids, to offer her...

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Mar 21, 20213 min read


Policy statement of enteral nutrition for preterm and very low birthweight infants
For preterm infants, especially for very low birthweight infants and high-risk neonates with gastrointestinal and heart disease, the...

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Mar 19, 20211 min read


Family Involvement in Quality Improvement From Bedside Advocate to System Advisor
Joanna F. Celenza, MA, MBAa, Denise Zayack, RN, MPHb,*, Madge E. Buus-Frank, DNP, APRN-BCc, Jeffrey D. Horbar, MDd

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Mar 16, 20211 min read


BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK – LET’S TALK ABOUT: Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH)
By: Dr Namrata Todurkar, Neonatologist The complex functions of all the muscles in the body and the unique thinking, understanding and...

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Mar 16, 20216 min read


A Survey of Parental Knowledge of Respiratory Syncytial Virus & Other Respiratory Infections in...
© 2021 Springer Publishing Company JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021, VOL. 40, NO. 1 To view in full: https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrnn/4...

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Feb 1, 20211 min read


Who are all these people taking care of my baby?
by Dr. Michael Narvey | Parents Corner Neonatology is a team sport if there ever was one. It can be very confusing though to families as...

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Dec 10, 20208 min read


Hemodynamics: Functions of the Heart
Neonatal Hemodynamics

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Aug 31, 20203 min read


What are all these plastic tubes in my baby for?
by Dr. Michael Narvey | Parents Corner If you have a baby in the NICU there is a pretty good chance there will be at least one piece of...

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Jul 17, 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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Jun 15, 20203 min read


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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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?...

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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...

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Feb 18, 20202 min read
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