Neonatal units receive state of the art Premature Anne manikins

The Wellington and Waikato neonatal units are the proud owners of ‘Premature Anne’ manikins.  These are state of the art, realistically proportioned 25 week premature manikins, designed for simulation training for healthcare professionals involved in resuscitation and care of premature babies.  This support comes from The Little Miracles Trust and is a result of being the Charity partner of the 2017 NZFMA Thomson Reuters Charity Golf Classic. 
 
Pictured to the right are Rosemary Escott of the Wellington NICU and Maria Chandler of the New Zealand Financial Markets Association (NZFMA) viewing a manikin for the first time.
 

New tools for enhanced care

The first 10 minutes are critical for a preterm newborn. When complications arise, healthcare professionals must deliver care to incredibly babies as small as 500 grams (the weight of a block of butter).  Giving health professionals the right tools to develop and practice their skills is key, and that’s why the Premature Anne simulator has been purchased.  Providing realistic training experiences will help save these tiniest of lives and reduce the chances of complications.  

The donation of the Premature Anne manikins enables medical professionals to simulate premature stabilisation and resuscitation far more realistically. These manikins will provide valuable learning and practice for medical staff to visualise and intubate the airway of a very premature baby.

Between Wellington and Waikato, every year, they care for over 2,000+ neonatal babies and the care of these fragile babies will be greatly enhanced through better practised and trained staff.  New Zealand operates a centralised care model where those babies needing critical care are cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in the main centres.  Babies born below 30 weeks gestation (10 weeks early) and/or with critical health needs, will be transferred from the regional Specialist Care Baby Units (SCBUs) in the regional cities to a NICU.  Due to this, families from across New Zealand will be helped through this support. 

Our sincere thanks go to the New Zealand Financial Markets Association (NZFMA) and Thomson Reuters for a wonderful weekend – plus all the sponsors, auction items contributors, volunteers and players who helped make it a terrific event.    You should all be proud that you’ve enabled this support that will enhance the care of hundreds of neonatal babies for years to come.

 

     

 
​The Little Miracles Trust has three objectives;