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CPBF
Feb 1, 20211 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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CPBF
Dec 10, 20208 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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CPBF
Aug 31, 20203 min read
Hemodynamics: Functions of the Heart
Neonatal Hemodynamics
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CPBF
Jul 17, 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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CPBF
Jun 15, 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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CPBF
Jun 5, 20204 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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CPBF
May 31, 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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CPBF
May 28, 20202 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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CPBF
May 21, 20204 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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CPBF
May 18, 20201 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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CPBF
May 13, 20203 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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CPBF
Apr 5, 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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CPBF
Mar 30, 20205 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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CPBF
Mar 15, 20202 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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CPBF
Mar 2, 20203 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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CPBF
Feb 18, 20202 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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CPBF
Feb 7, 20201 min read
CPBF wins EFCNI Award
Font: EFCNI website The EFCNI Award recognizes organisations with excellent engagement and achievements in EFCNI’s spirit for the best...
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CPBF
Feb 3, 20202 min read
Nurtured in the NICU: Peer Mentorship and the value of the “lived experience”
By Pam Thomson-Kai Life would never be the same after our son Sawyer was born in 2014, prematurely and with life threatening conditions. ...
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CPBF
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Nurtured in the NICU: A Journey’s Story Told Through a Collection of Beads
By Mahyra Mostafa We tend to forget to give credit to ourselves, especially in hard times. Sometimes people around us remind us of how...
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CPBF
Dec 5, 20193 min read
Unicorn Moms Unite
When Heather Radford gave birth to her son Gage in January 2015 at 22 weeks and 6 days there was no one she could relate to. At the time,...
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