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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.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
| January 2024
Hope for HIE - Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
| February 2024
Language Development in Preemies
| February 2024
Follow-through After NICU
| February 2024
A Walk in My Shoes: Preserving Through Perinatal Trauma and a Premature Birth.
| February 2024
Micro Preemies Born with BPD
| February 2024
All About Cerebral Palsy and the Preterm Infant
| March 2024
Kidney Health in Preterm Babies
| March 2024
Balancing Relations and Advocacy
| March 2024
Supporting Hope
| March 2024
Co-producing what matters to Adults born preterm
| March 2024
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
Language Development of Preterm Infants: What parents need to know
| December 2023
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - the known, the unknown, and the challenges
| 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
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Copying with intense emotions in extreme situations of the NICU, now including COVID19 | April 2020
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How to deal with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic | March 2020
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Q&A - How to take care of your baby during the pandemic - ft. Dr. Michael Narvey | April 2020
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Important information about breastfeeding & human milk bank donations during the COVID-19 pandemic | March 2020
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Creative ways to keep kids busy at home during social distancing times | April 2020
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What changed on neonatal follow-ups during the pandemic | April 2020
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Parental presence in the NICU during the pandemic & the impacts on FiCare (Family Integrated Care) | April 2020
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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
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LIVE: Next Steps | December 2020
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