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What you can do in the NICU
What you can do in the NICU
Our mission is to support and educate Canadian families of premature babies every step of the way – before, during and after their NICU stays.
Our vision is to create a brighter future for all premature babies and those who care for them.
Introducing Preemi™, the stuffie made just for premature babies. Learn more here.
Preemie Chats - Live Video Series
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Below you can find our virtual educational sessions tailored to NICU parents and healthcare professionals. The sessions are interactive; you can join LIVE every Friday at 1pm EST either on our Facebook, Twitter or YouTube pages. This is a great opportunity to chat with experts, researchers, and parents from all over the world.
Anticipating a preterm birth: what parents want to hear
| January 2023
Transferring Babies between NICUs
| January 2023
Infections, Antibiotics and Your Baby
| February 2023
Empowering parents and engaging children - What happens after NICU?
| February 2023
Nurturing the Premature Brain - Parental Perspective
| February 2023
Seeking Psychological Safety in the NICU
| February 2023
Sibling Support Packs: A Project to Support Older Children During a Baby's Neonatal Admission
| March 2023
Brain Health in Children Born Preterm: The Impact of "Everyday" Experiences
| March 2023
Why Do We Still Need Immunization?
| March 2023
Outcomes of Preterm Children Born Between 29-36 Weeks' Gestational Age: Can We Enhance Neurodevelopmental Monitoring?
| March 2023
Responsive Parenting: Beginning in the NICU
| April 2023
Regulating Our Feelings with The Zones of Regulation
| April 2023
Miracle Babies: Getting Parents and Health Care Team on the Same Page
| April 2023
Two Books Written by Two Healthcare Professionals who bring Poetry and a Message of Courage to Children and Parents
| April 2023
Kangaroo Care Part 1
| May 2023
Kangaroo Care Part 2
| May 2023
World Day of Human Milk Donation
| May 2023
Mode of Delivery in a Previous Pregnancy, Obstetric Injury, and Preterm Birth: Are They Linked?
| May 2023
Responsive Parenting Part 2: Play is Learning
| June 2023
Pain: The necessary evil in the NICU
| June 2023
Father’s Day Special: Celebrating Dad’s Role in the NICU and Diversity in Modern Families
| June 2023
Disability in the NICU: Parents and Babies (Trachs and Vents)
| June 2023
The Breastfeeding Journey after the NICU
| June 2023
Beyond the Binary in Birthing: How We Can Work Together To Move Through Systemic Binary Limitations
| July 2023
FICare with Secure Video Technology in the NICU
| July 2023
Making the NICU a Brighter Place
| July 2023
Mental health support for NICU graduate families
| July 2023
World Breastfeeding Week Special - August 4
| August 2023
Dr. Gabriel Altit - Insights into Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
| August 2023
Genevieve Eastabrook and Michelle Lui - Explaining Intrauterine Growth Restriction
| August 2023
Reading Difficulties and Preterm Children
| August 2023
NICU Parental Presence Study Recommendations
| September 2023
Sensory Beginnings: Beginning Early
| September 2023
Human rights for children with disabilities
| September 2023
Empowering Early Development
| September 2023
Alberta FICare: Empowering Families, Shaping Healthcare
| September 2023
Growth and very preterm infants
| October 2023
Supporting yourself and others through grief
| October 2023
Dr. Jesse Papenburg: New approaches to deal with RSV
| October 2023
Preparing to prevent infections in winter
| October 2023
Special Preemie Chat - RSV
| November 2023
Nurturescience and Zero Separation
| November 2023
World Prematurity Day on November 17, 2023
| November 2023
Scientific Preemie Chat
| November 2023
Skin-to-skin and pain management
| November 2023
Breastfeeding in complex airway patients
| December 2023
Supporting the Educational Needs of Children Born Prematurely
| January 2022
The Limits of Viability
| January 2022
Understanding The Complexity of NICU-To-Home Transitions For Adolescent Parents
| January 2022
A Story of Resilience and Determination - an in-depth interview with an Adult Preemie born at 23 weeks and her Mother
| February 2022
Preterm Brain Injury
| February 2022
Honouring Indigenous Parents and Families as their Children’s First Teachers
| February 2022
Perinatal Palliative Care in Ottawa:
A Collaborative Initiative
| February 2022
Dreaming Big: Weaving a tighter fit between family integrated and the functioning of a busy NICU
| March 2022
Cell Therapy for Complications of Extreme Prematurity: A New Hope
| February 2022
Creating a Healthier Tomorrow for Babies and Children
| April 2022
Your Child has a Disability:
When Doctors Break The Bad News
| March 2022
Steroids during Pregnancy to help Babies born too soon
| April 2022
The Butterfly Project: Supporting Parents following baby loss from a multiple pregnancy
| April 2022
Breathe, baby Breathe! Neonatal Intensive Care, Prematurity, and Complicated Pregnancies.
| April 2022
Kangaroo Care Day - Doris Dickson, Hollis Wakefield, Laila Adam and Jason Rowell
| May 2022
Celebrating National Nursing Week
| May 2022
Introducing I-Interact-North: A Novel Virtual Intervention to Empower NICU Parents in the Early School Years
| June 2022
PC Special: Fathers Day
| June 2022
Changing the Narrative of Parenthood
| July 2022
Vision Health Month: ROP
| May 2022
Kangaroo Care: Life-Saving Snuggles for the Little Ones
| June 2022
Caring for Indigenous Mothers in the NICU: Promoting Culturally Safe Care
| June 2022
The Art of Caring for Yourself: Parent Edition
| July 2022
Multiple Births
| May 2022
PC Special: Caring for the Smallest and Most Fragile Babies
| June 2022
Lives of Children Born Preterm: What do Parents think is a "bad" outcome?
| July 2022
One Pound, Twelve Ounces - A Preemie Mother's Story of Loss, Hope and Triumph
| July 2022
Special Edition: World Breastfeeding Week
| August 2022
Own Your Story: A Journey of Self-Healing After Grief and Loss
| August 2022
Developmental Care Rounds: Taking a Holistic Approach To Medical Rounds
| September 2022
Human Milk for Human Babies: How Breastfeeding Shapes Infant Development
| August 2022
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in the Preterm Population
| September 2022
Navigating C-Section Recovery with a NICU Baby
| September 2022
Family-Centered Science-Based Medicine: Incorporating Preferences in Criticial Decision Making
| August 2022
Do Parents of Preterm Children and Health Care Providers Agree On How To Classify Disability?
| September 2022
Neonatal Seizures
| September 2022
Special Edition: National Breastfeeding Week
| October 2022
"See Me For Me" - The Story of a Mother and Her Triplets With Cerebral Palsy
| October 2022
Preemies and All Things Physiotherapy
| October 2022
Why Can't My Preemie Tie Their Shoes, Print Legibly or Ride a Bicycle?
| October 2022
LIVE Q&A on Kangaroo Mother Care
| November 2022
Novel Imaging To Measure and Predict Lung Disease in Preterm-Born Children
| October 2022
Position Paper Launch: Ensuring equal access to RSV Prophylaxis
| November 2022
Lung Injury in Preemies: How to Measure and How to Minimize It
| November 2022
World Prematurity Day - Special Edition Live Preemie Chats
| November 2022
Simple Solutions for Saving Lives: Neonatology Options in Low-Resource Settings
| November 2022
Supporting Feeding for Preemies in the Early Years
| December 2022
It Takes a Team to Help a Child: The Vancouver Parent-Epiq Story
| November 2022
Parent-Staff Partnership Matters for NICU Parents' Mental Health
| December 2022
Co-Creating Resources to Support Indigenous Families in the NICU and at Home
| December 2022
We thank Astra Zeneca for making this program possible.
IVH and the Preterm Brain
| January 2021
Grief and Giving Back
| January 2021
More than Medical: Research to Support NICU Families
| January 2021
An Adult Preemie Tells Her Story
| February 2021
LGBTQ+ in the NICU
| February 2021
PDA and Preemies
| February 2021
Preemie Chats - Janet Narciso - Parents in Rounds
| February 2021
Preemie Chats - Covid-19 One Year in Review
| March 2021
Covid 19 - One Year in Review - Part 2
| March 2021
"Jacob's Journey: The Boy Born Early" - A Story About the NICU Experience
| March 2021
Feeding my baby in the NICU: Why is it so complicated? - Dr. Douglas Campbell
| March 2021
Homeward Bound - Part 1
| April 2021
Homeward Bound - Part Two
| April 2021
Managing Pain into the Toddler Years and Beyond
| April 2021
Optimizing Critical Care for Premature Babies: Shifting Paradigms in NICUs?
| April 2021
Prematurity and Autism Spectrum Disorder
| April 2021
Vision Development from Infancy to Childhood
| May 2021
Preeclampsia and Maternal Health after Pregnancy + How Pre-eclampsia & HELLP changed my life.
| May 2021
Father's Day - A Q&A with Joseph Tito about his journey to becoming a single father of twins.
| June 2021
Preterm Birth and Adult Health
| May 2021
Transferring your baby from a Level III NICU - 'What, Why and How'!
| June 2021
What has happened to fathers in the NICU during the pandemic: An international study.
| June 2021
Short and Long-Term Impact of Prematurity on the Siblings
| June 2021
Supporting the Growth and Development of the Preterm Baby
| July 2021
Supporting the well-being of parents of babies born pre-term + Pregnancy events and maternal health
| July 2021
Facilitating Young Children's Language Development
| July 2021
What is the Role of a Postpartum Doula?
| July 2021
NICU Transition- Home and Beyond
| July 2021
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS :Is there a possibility of off-season surge?
| August 2021
WBW – Part 1 – Understanding Necrotizing Enterocolitis
WBW – Part 2 – Breastfeeding benefits and Human Milk Banks. ( starts at 46min)
WBW – Part 3 – The Powerful Role of Breastmilk Cells in Preventing Illnesses (starts at 1h46min)
| July 2021
Improving Educational Support for Children Born Preterm
| September 2021
Brain Injury is Not a Death Sentence
| September 2021
Whats new in the maternal milk?
| September 2021
Supporting parent transition to rehabilitation services
| September 2021
The F-Words in Childhood Disability
| October 2021
How to protect your baby this winter
| October 2021
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network: Awareness Matters
| October 2021
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and preterm chronic lung disease
| October 2021
What you need to know about Parental Leave
| October 2021
Redefining outcomes that are meaningful to parents
| November 2021
Small but mighty
| November 2021
WPD DAY TIME - SPECIAL EDITION
| November 2021
WPD DAY TIME - EVENING EDITION| November 2021
Preterm birth in a prior pregnancy: What is the future?
| November 2021
The Dimensions of White Matter Injury in the Preterm Baby
| November 2021
The Preterm Kidneys
December 2021
Asthma and Premature Infants
| December 2021
Outcomes of Prematurity: Results of Continuous Quality Improvement Initiatives
| December 2021
How to protect your baby and children during the COVID-19 pandemic | March 2020
Copying with intense emotions in extreme situations of the NICU, now including COVID19 | April 2020
How to deal with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic | March 2020
Q&A - How to take care of your baby during the pandemic - ft. Dr. Michael Narvey | April 2020
Important information about breastfeeding & human milk bank donations during the COVID-19 pandemic | March 2020
Creative ways to keep kids busy at home during social distancing times | April 2020
What changed on neonatal follow-ups during the pandemic | April 2020
Parental presence in the NICU during the pandemic & the impacts on FiCare (Family Integrated Care) | April 2020
Q&A - Breastfeeding tips
ft. Dr Rebecca Hoban | April 2020
How to optimize your baby's development at home during pandemic times | exercises & activities | April 2020
Kangaroo Care Benefits | How to practice kangaroo care with your preemie baby during the pandemic | May 2020
How to help your baby move from feeding to eating | May 2020
Special: Preemies Mother’s Day | Premature babies mother's stories | How I took care of my preemie baby | May 2020
Breastfeeding | Use of Human Milk during the pandemic | How to donate to a milk bank during COVID19 | May 2020
How to feel close to your baby while in the NICU & COVID impact study early findings | June 2020
Home Learning | Inclusive learning settings for children | Kids activities ideas to do at home | May 2020
Preeclampsia : screening, symptoms and the importance of public awareness | May 2020
Baby Sleep: learn safe practices and how to get quality sleep time for your family. | June 2020
Mindful Movement: prenatal & post natal yoga techniques to open and connect with your body | June 2020
Preemie Papas Project : Mental health and parenting experiences of fathers of premature babies | June 2020
Best ways to prevent preterm birth | Pregnancy tips to prevent preterm birth |
June 2020
NICU Dads Connected: support for fathers of premature babies | June 2020
Special Father's Day: my experience on being a father of 2 premature boys - ft. Kojo Mensah | June 2020
Practical Tips for feeding your baby | Breastfeeding tips | June 2020
Father's Mental Health | June 2020
Why is reflux such a common issue for premature babies? | June 2020
Brain Health in the Preterm Baby : pain, sedation and nutrition | July 2020
Zero Separation Campaign | Support for NICU parents all over the world | July 2020
Why keeping parents together with their babies in the NICU during the pandemic is so important? | July 2020
How to take care of a baby with complex or special needs? - follow up appointments, therapies & more | July 2020
How to create a successful blog for the NICU community ? | Preemie parents learn best practices| July 2020
Why the antenatal decision making moment is so important when having an extremely preterm baby? | July 2020
How to meet your breastfeeding goals in the NICU | How to support the lactating parent | August 2020
How to reintegrate family caregivers in the NICU as essential partners in care in a time of COVID-19 | July 2020
Why an exclusive human milk diet for babies born preterm is so important? | July 2020
Why is self-care so important after the NICU? | Self-care tips for parents of preterm babies. July 2020
Breastmilk for preterm babies | pumping | exclusive human milk diet and donor human milk bank | August 2020
NICU Families: what we’ve learned from our online support groups and our COVID Care program | August 2020
Gentle Yoga & Mindful Meditation Class with Pam Kai | Prenatal & Postnatal yoga all levels | August 2020
Back to School 2020: starting school for NICU graduates and returning to school in the time of COVID-19 | August 2020
How to find compassion for your partner | Trauma & Relationships with Psychoterapist Jennifer Kalb | September 2020
What is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)? | Child Behavior with Lesley Barreira | September 2020
Why premature babies are at risk for hearing loss? | Hearing impairment & prematurity with Mila Melo | September 2020
Vision Development & Preemies | Vision Therapy Dr. Nancy Torgerson | October 2020
Family Integrated Care (FiCare) Parents as Primary Caregivers in the NICU
Dr. Karel O'Brien | November 2020
How to improve pain levels on procedures done in babies? | Pain management & analgesic strategies | October 2020
ROP | Why is it important for preterm babies to get their eyes checked in the NICU and beyond? Dr. Eugene Ng | November 2020
What were the experiences and challenges of an adult who was born preterm? | Adult preemie with Juliette K. | October 2020
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Use of drugs and alcohol during pregnancy
Dr. Sarah Gander | November 2020
Worldwide Impact of Covid on Patient and Family Centered Care
Dr. Linda Franck | November 2020
Together for babies born too soon
Fabiana Bacchini | November 2020
Growing Up A Preemie
Victoria DiGiovanni | November 2020
Milk and Microbes: How Breastfeeding and Gut Bacteria Share Lifelong Health
Dr. Meghan Azad | November 2020
NICU Fathers and Covid-19 International Study
Dr. Nancy Feeley | November 2020
NOWICU Connecting Moms with Babies
Dr. Mehaboob Shariff Shaik | November 2020
Connecting & Communicating well with Preemie Parents Virtually & Bedside
Jack Hourigan | November 2020
Hospitalist Midwives: Improving Indigenous Cultural Safety in NICUs
Claire Osepchook & Claire Dion Fletcher | November 2020
The Crown Initiative: Creating Room and Opportunities onwards for Newborns and their families
Dr. Nicole van Veenendaal | November 2020
A Parent Experience in the NICU during the pandemic
Lori Romas | November 2020
World Prematurity Day Glance: Zero Separation Campaign
Silke Mader | November 2020
Caring for your Preemie Baby at Home
Dr. Stephanie Liu | November 2020
I-POP: Examining Trends in Global Preterm Birth Rates during the Pandemic Lockdown
Dr. Merilee Brockway | November 2020
Technological Innovations to Support Parents in the NICU
Dr. Jessica Duby | November 2020
Leveraging Digital Technology to Enhance Parental Presence and Involvement in the NICU
Marsha Campbell-Yeo | November 2020
World Health Organization Sustaining Essential Care very small and Preterm newborn Challenges with the Covid-19 pandemic
Dr. Pablo Duran | November 2020
The Future of Neonatology
Dr. Shoo Lee | November 2020
How stem cells can be used to regenerate the brain damage caused by premature birth?
Dr. Luc Zimmermann | November 2020
What did I learn in 2020 ?
Ann Douglas | December2020
Infections in the NICU
ft. Dr. Eugene Ng | December 2020
LIVE: Next Steps | December 2020
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