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A tenth birthday is not ordinarily a special feat, except in the case of Chrystal Henson, given she weighed less than a can of baked beans at birth. Check out her story on this TVNZ Close Up clip aired on Monday 9th July 2012. http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/monday-july-9-4961899/video?vid=4961985      

A tiny baby who at one point weighed less than a can of baked beans is preparing to mark a special milestone this month - her 10th birthday. Chrystal Henson was born on July 9, 2002, in Waikato Hospital and was one of New Zealand's smallest premature infants. Delivered by emergency caesarean section, 18 weeks…

The Little Miracles Trust wishes to express their heartfelt condolences to the family of Kiwi triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher Weekes, aged two, who died in a fire that ripped through a childcare centre in a shopping mall in the Qatari capital on Monday 28th May 2012. The toddlers' parents, Jane and Martin Weekes, have…

23 weeks 3 days, 650 grams. Charlotte was born at 23 weeks and 3 days and weighed 650 grams (a really good weight for her gestation). It had been a really normal pregnancy, but about two weeks before she was born I started to feel unwell. I had contracted an infection that no one had…

25 weeks 5 days, 490 grams. During what was an uneventful pregnancy I suddenly got very sick with severe PET (pre-eclampsia toxaemia) and developed HELLP syndrome, which in essence means I had high blood pressure, liver failure and my blood wasn’t clotting. As a result I was flown by Lifeflight Air Ambulance from my home…

37 weeks, 2500 grams Lucy was an unexpected natural conception following prior infertility. After a trouble free pregnancy Lucy was born by caesarean section on her due date (a breech baby).  At birth she was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 (or Edwards Syndrome). “She was noted to have some unusual facial features, including a wide anterior…

23 weeks 3 days, 668 grams My partner and I had just moved from Melbourne over to Wellington. A big step for us but one we were looking forward to. About a month after our arrival I found out I was pregnant with our first child. We were a little shocked but also excited, we…

Lashings of generosity, ladles of culinary pedigree, and big helpings of support have all gone into the production of Welcome Home – a cookbook by some of Wellington’s masters of fine cuisine. Al Brown, Simon Gault, Martin Bosley, Laurent Loudeac and a galaxy of other cooking stars have joined forces with families of premature and…

Our major sponsor Mojo Coffee is making the move into Japan opening a cafe and a roastery in Tokyo by June. This is a big development for the Wellington-based company who currently have 24 cafés around New Zealand, including 16 in Wellington. Founded in 2003 by Steve & Julie Gianoutsos, Mojo is one of New Zealand’s…

Following the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup 2011, Wellington's Evan Belford and his rag tag team of die-hard rugby supporters, like many Kiwis, were suffering from the rare rugby withdrawal syndrome. Unable to remedy their progressive disorder, they have embraced the condition by focusing their attention on their next rugby hit. And so, in…

SuperValue and FreshChoice Supermarkets are proud to support The Little Miracles Trust.  Over November and December 2011 SuperValue and FreshChoice customers donated $10,626.50 to The Little Miracles Trust through coin collection boxes at every checkout. FreshChoice and SuperValue Supermarkets are all owned and operated by locals and are active supporters of the local community. For…