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Neonatal Secret Santa 2018
Christmas day is a day for families to get together, be together and make memories. For hundreds of families this Christmas, their memories will be different to most with their baby (or babies, in the case of multiples) in a neonatal unit. While the unit is the best place for the care of their baby (or…
Baking for Babies in action
Our thanks goes to everyone who got involved in 'Neonatal November'. See below for a number of images of the great efforts with Baking for Babies As part of our 'Neonatal November' 2018 activity, The Little Miracles Trust launched Baking for Babies - a new initiative to generate more support for neonatal families. With NICUs and SCBUs such…
Blood donations to help NZ's vulnerable premature babies
Doctors are calling for more blood donations to help New Zealand's most vulnerable premature babies. Neonatalist Dr Max Berry says a baby can have 5, 6 or 7 blood tests a day. "This is particulary when they are their smallest and most vulnerable. "There is no way that their little bodies can keep up with…
New study finds Omega-3s can cut risk of premature births
Increased intake of omega-3 fats during pregnancy can reduce the risk of premature birth, new research has found. Conducted by the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute with Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, the study shows daily omega-3 supplementation can cut the risk of birth before 37 weeks by…
World first neonatal research
The Little Miracles Trust is proud to support neonatal research which is one of our core objectives. We've directly supported the research below that is helping greater understanding and better decisions . . . World first neonatal research New Zealand researchers have released the findings of a world-first study on premature babies. Twenty years of data…
Premature twins defy the odds to celebrate first birthdays
Grace and her twin sister Amelia were born prematurely on October 13, 2017, at just 27 weeks' gestation. Amelia weighed 880g while Grace weighed 1300g before her weight dropped dramatically. They arrived early after contracting twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) — a condition affecting about 10 per cent of identical twins in New Zealand. It can…
Doubly lucky NICU baby
An Invercargill family’s young son is a "miracle baby" twice over — conceived after years of IVF, before being born prematurely. The Moses family — mum Kathryn, dad Kereru and their baby, who is yet to be named — received a pamper package in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) yesterday, as well as a…
A wish for a Hawkes Bay SCBU graduate
It was the opening line of the song Airplanes, which resonated with Amy Lynch, as she was driving home from the hospital one night, eight years ago. The song says "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars, I could really use a wish right now," and, with her baby…
Mischa – 42 weeks + 1 day. Our full term experience
As told by mum Te Kira I had a good pregnancy which was mostly spent overseas in Singapore where we were living at the time. I flew back to Hawke’s Bay at 36 weeks pregnant and went into labour at 42 weeks. 9.5 hours later Mischa was born via ventouse delivery, she had shoulder dystocia…
The journey of Jack
As told by mum Vicki It is difficult to read the words with tears in my eyes but I can’t stop them flowing. My head is spinning, I’m not sure if this is all actually happening. I wipe my eyes as I scan each word. I can’t read these words fast enough. I’m searching for…
Riley – Intrauterine Growth Restricted (IUGR)
As told by mum Kelly Riley’s neonatal journey started on June 8th 2018 when he was born at 34 weeks and 6 days gestation. Early, due to being intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) he weighed 1495grams and was 41cm long when born. We had a rough pregnancy and knew things weren’t quite right with blood flow…
Lacey's emergency arrival
As told by mum Rebecca Rewind back to almost three years on 17th December, when our little princess was born at 33+5 weeks weighing in at 2160g due to me having severe pre-eclampsia. My pregnancy had been filled with morning sickness that didn’t want to go away, combined with the swelling of my feet and…