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Waikato doctors' groundbreaking gel to help newborns
Newborn babies around the world are going to benefit from a groundbreaking research project conducted at Waikato Hospital by neonatal nurse practitioner Dr Deborah Harris and Dr Phil Weston. The study investigated treatment for babies who have low blood glucose concentration (hypoglycaemia) - a condition that puts them at greater risk for brain injuries. The…
Mum calls for support for tube-fed kids
Eli and Ben were born prematurely at 26 weeks' gestation, then spent four months at Wellington Hospitals’ neonatal unit. They're among 6000 babies born prematurely in New Zealand each year. Some leave hospital feeding normally. Others, such as Ben and Eli, go home with nasogastric tubes. The twins are two of an estimated hundreds of…
New Breast Pumps in Waikato thanks to The Cambridge Christmas Festival Society
The lovely, lush Waikato makes for some beautiful scenery, but for many families with premmies or sick babies living in our rural towns, or for those finding themselves suddenly resident in Hamilton after an emergency admission into NICU, it can also make for difficult access to resources to take care of their new babies. The…
Autumn newsletter out now
A fresh edition of our quarterly newsletter has just come off the press. Inside: The latest in neonatal news from all of our regions, the heart warming stories of what two NICU graduates are up to these days and much more. You can also subscribe to our newsletter mailing list on this page.
Dr Vaughan Richardson – his job is a labour of love
In quarter of a century practising as a neonatal paediatrician, head of Wellington's neonatal intensive care unit Vaughan Richardson has looked after well over 25,000 babies and, despite their critical needs and at times dire condition, he still takes time to cherish every one of his tiny patients. "They're like mushrooms, they grow," says Dr…
Neonatal units need to be expanded
Premature babies could be at more risk in the future if neonatal units are not expanded or new units built, an expert says. Read the full article at the nzherald website: http://goo.gl/MVK8KG
Mother running to thank son's saviours (NZ Herald 9/1/13)
Aucklander Elaine Webb is running 720km in 51 days to raise money for The Little Miracles Trust (Auckland). http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10857983
'My baby won't eat' – Inara's story
If little Inara Herdman needs to eat, it’s not her mother she turns to – it’s a tube feeding machine she’s been hooked up to since the day she was born. Inara spent so long in intensive care she became psychologically dependent on being fed goats’ milk through a feeding tube, even though there is…
Sandcastle World Record for The Little Miracles Trust NZ
On Sunday 25th November 2012, Adventure Wellington embarked on its greatest challenge yet, to break the Guinness World Record for the most sandcastles built in one hour! And the Little Miracles Trust was the beneficiary! A beautiful warm sunny morning dawned on Wellington’s Lyall Bay NZ. When I arrived at 7.30am there were already well…
WaterWipes Partnership
WaterWipes, the World’s purest baby wipe, donates free WaterWipes packs to families of premature and sick babies in NZ. As part of the partnership with The Little Miracles Trust, WaterWipes packs are being donated to families with premature or sick babies. WaterWipes and the Little Miracles Trust are working together to help raise awareness of…
New ambassador to The Little Miracles Trust (Wellington)
We are pleased to announce our new ambassador to The Little Miracles Trust Wellington. Christian Cullen is a former New Zealand union footballer. He played most of his rugby at fullback for the All Blacks. He was nicknamed the Paekakariki Express. With 46 tries in 58 tests, Cullen is currently the 6th-highest international try scorer…
Deanna and Ben Sigmund
Deanna and Ben are strong supporters of The Little Miracles Trust. However, they also understand that the support they received came from a range of organisations. Check out their interview on Campbell Live: http://www.3news.co.nz/The-gift-of-life/tabid/817/articleID/257932/Default.aspx