Peer Support for NICU Families
We believe in the power of peer support. While we are grateful to all the clinicians and caregivers who helped our families, we recognize that being able to connect with someone who has a similar lived experience is incredibly important.
Since our inception we have collaborated with experienced parents, health care providers and hospitals, all sharing a common goal of training individuals to provide peer support and run parent groups in Canada’s hospitals and communities.
Get support from other parents of premature children! Join our support network today!
www.facebook.com/groups/CanadianPreemieParentSupportNetwork
Led by Perinatal Mental Health Specialist.
Veteran Preemie Parent Kate Robson meets virtually every Wednesday at 1pm EST - on our Facebook Group
NICUs and community groups offering peer support:
Hospitals
Alberta Children's Hospital - Calgary, AB
CHU Sainte-Justine - Montreal, QB
Foothills Medical Center - Calgary, AB
Health Sciences Centre – Winnipeg, MB
IWK – Halifax, NS
Kingston General Hospital - Kingston, ON
London Health Science Centre Children's Hospital - London, ON
McMaster Children’s Hospital - Hamilton, ON
Michael Garron Hospital - Toronto, ON
Mount Sinai Hospital - Toronto, ON
Regina General Hospital - Regina, SK
St. Boniface Hospital - Winnipeg, MB
St. Michaels Hospital - Toronto, ON
Stollery Children's Hospital - Royal Alexander NICU Site - Edmonton, AB
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - Hamilton, ON
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON
Victoria General Hospital - Victoria, BC
Community Groups
Calgary Playgroup - Calgary, AB
Life with a Preterm Baby - Ontario
Parents of Preemie Association (POP) - Ottawa, ON
Preemie Parents of the Yukon (NWT & Nunavut welcome) - YUKON
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2078018139106119/
Preemie Parents of Waterloo-Wellington Region, ON