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Dec 17, 20244 min read

Winter Car Seat Safety

By Heather Cresswell, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Figuring out how to dress your baby for cold Canadian winters can be tricky. Of course,...

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Our executive director shared her story and her work at the Foundation disseminating Family Integrated Care with RFI

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Dec 17, 20241 min read

Our executive director shared her story and her work at the Foundation disseminating Family Integrated Care with RFI

Our Executive Director, Fabiana Bacchini, shared her story and her work at the Foundation disseminating Family Integrated Care with RFI ...

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Premature Babies Panel Stories of Support, Services, and Resources

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Dec 5, 20241 min read

Premature Babies Panel Stories of Support, Services, and Resources

" Join Health Promoter Andrea for a panel discussion with Fabiana Bacchini, Director of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, along...

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Let's listen to our executive director, Fabiana Bacchini, on The Incubator Podcast

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Dec 5, 20241 min read

Let's listen to our executive director, Fabiana Bacchini, on The Incubator Podcast

Our executive director, Fabiana Bacchini, was on The Incubator Podcast sharing her personal journey of becoming an advocate for premature...

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Nov 22, 20241 min read

FCC TASKFORCE WEBINAR - NOVEMBER 2024

"Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our November 14th Webinar, and to our wonderful speakers, Rafael Mendelsohn, MD and Fabiana...

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Nov 22, 20241 min read

Fabiana Bacchini and the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF)

This November 17, we came together to honor World Prematurity Day, a time to raise awareness about the challenges faced by premature...

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Nov 18, 20243 min read

Amanda shares her story💜

Yesterday was #WorldPrematurityDay and Amanda wants to share her story 💜 "So I’m sharing these thoughts again… There is such an...

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NEWS: Fabiana Bacchini receives the 2024 Innovation and Impact Award in Youth/Family Partner Leadership

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Oct 24, 20241 min read

NEWS: Fabiana Bacchini receives the 2024 Innovation and Impact Award in Youth/Family Partner Leadership

We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Fabiana Bacchini , has been awarded the 2024 Innovation and Impact Award in...

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What every parent needs to know about RSV- prevention

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Oct 17, 20246 min read

What every parent needs to know about RSV- prevention

By Heather Cresswell, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Canva Images Respiratory Syntactical Virus (RSV) is a hot topic this time of year, and...

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Sep 30, 20241 min read

Meet Ben, a 27 weeks premature baby

"My son’s pregnancy was a complete roller coaster from start to finish. After sadly losing one of our twins during my pregnancy, 5 weeks...

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The A, B, Ds of NICU Life: Apnea of Prematurity

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Sep 27, 20244 min read

The A, B, Ds of NICU Life: Apnea of Prematurity

By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Every parent in the NICU must have heard about the ‘dips,’ ‘events,’ or ‘apnea-bradycardia-desaturations (ABDs)’...

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Aug 28, 20243 min read

Understanding Inguinal (groin) Hernias

By Heather Cresswell, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner In June’s blog post, we talked about a type of hernia (umbilical hernias) that rarely...

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Aug 22, 20243 min read

Let’s meet Maven #smallbutmighty series

#smallbutmighty series “My name is Mallory, I gave birth to my daughter Maven via emergency c-section on Oct 23, 2023 at 26...

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Jul 29, 20244 min read

What causes Anemia in preemies?

By Dr. Namrata Todurkar During the first 2 months of life, an infant has both the highest and the lowest blood hemoglobin concentrations...

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What Parents Need to Know about Umbilical Hernias

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Jun 21, 20243 min read

What Parents Need to Know about Umbilical Hernias

By Heather Cresswell, NP A squishy bulge around the belly button may cause concern for parents, but umbilical hernias are usually...

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Preemi has won a Silver Award for "Targeting" by the Shopper Innovation Awards

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May 24, 20241 min read

Preemi has won a Silver Award for "Targeting" by the Shopper Innovation Awards

April 2024 We are proud to announce that our special stuffie Preemi has won a Silver Award for "Targeting" by the Shopper Innovation...

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Do you know about Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity?

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May 21, 20244 min read

Do you know about Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity?

By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) of prematurity is a serious complication in extremely preterm babies. It is one of...

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Apr 23, 20243 min read

Understanding Birthmarks

By Heather Cresswell, NP Birthmarks are any marks on the skin that are present at birth or develop shortly after birth. Birthmarks can...

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Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in preterm neonates

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Mar 28, 20244 min read

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) in preterm neonates

By Dr. Namrata Todurkar Of the many conditions that premature infants experience in NICU, GERD is probably the most intriguing to both...

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When NICU Discharge Day Approaches: Getting Mentally Prepared

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Feb 23, 20244 min read

When NICU Discharge Day Approaches: Getting Mentally Prepared

By Heather Cresswell, NP It is normal for parents to feel nervous when that much-anticipated NICU discharge date finally approaches. Read...

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