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A Christchurch night out for Neonatal
As told by Alicia Gainsford, Lillys Aunty. On January 10 2018, my sister in law Shannon had a routine midwife appointment which luckily my brother Daniel was home for due to his work being rained off. At this appointment the midwife raised serious concerns for Shannons wellbeing and the possibility she was suffering from preeclampsia.…
Water Babies Splashathon
The Little Miracles Trust is proud to be supported by Water Babies. During the week of 3rd - 9th September 2018 they'll be running a Splashathon for The Little Miracles Trust - a fun, themed event where they invite their parents and babies/toddlers to dress in fancy dress and to get sponsorship for their baby/toddler. There are fantastic…
A marathon effort for Campbell
As written by Campbell When Laura and I found out we were bringing home a special souvenir from our European travels, we were so excited and looking forward to the challenge that parenthood would provide. We had never expected we could potentially have a premature birth, so when Laura started getting very swollen legs…
May activity across New Zealand
In May, the month of Mothers Day, there's a range of activity happening. We've pulled this together into one page as an overall update. . . AUCKLAND NICU Mums Morning Tea – 1st, 15th & 29th May, Mums Kitchen This is a morning tea for Mums who currently have a baby or babies in…
2017 Raffle winners drawn
On Friday 1st December, The Little Miracles Trust 2017 raffle was drawn under Police Supervision at Gazley Motors on Kent Terrace, Wellington. Our thanks go to Sergeant Rachael Boyd from NZ Police for supervising and Oliver Gazley for conducting the draw. You can check out the video of the draw here The winners Our congratulations go to…
Neonatal Secret Santa 2017
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…
Healthy outcome for baby prompts neonatal fundraiser on World Prematurity Day
One of the hardest things about having a prem baby is not being able to give them a cuddle. When Greytown couple Helen and Alistair Haslett's baby Naomi was born eight weeks premature last September, Helen was not able to hold her until a few days after the birth and Alistair had to wait weeks. It was…
World Prematurity Day 2017
On World Prematurity Day, we would like to express our sincere thanks to all #nurses, #doctors and #support-staff for taking #respectful care of our preterm babies. Thank you for your dedication! #WorldPrematurityDay #letthemthrive Every year 1 in 10 babies are born premature. That's one every 90 minutes. A total of 5,000+ Kiwi babies are cared for in the neonatal units across New…
The Ne n t l Trust and 'Missing Type' 2017
Those with a sharp eye may have noticed a different logo appear on our Facebook page today. Just like the image to the right, the letters 'a' and 'o' were removed. This is part of the NZ Blood 'Missing Type' campaign. . . The ‘Missing Type’ campaign The Little Miracles Trust is pleased to…
Kangaroo cuddles awareness day 2017
May 15th is International Kangaroo Cuddle Awareness day so there’s no better time to share some information on this great practise. Here's a couple of very special examples of Kangaroo Cuddles in action: When one of her twins was born and pronounced dead, she asked to hold him. 2 hours later he was alive! Read about…
Mothers day auctions
We're raising funds in order to deliver our support of families going through the stress and anxiety of a neonatal journey. Through the wonderful support of Fujitsu, Sir Richard and Lady Tania Taylor (Patrons of The Little Miracles Trust) and Emily Writes we have loaded some auctions timed to finish on, or just after, Mothers day (Sunday 14th May). All proceeds from these auctions…
Lions Tour Charity Rugby Dinner
The Little Miracles Trust are very excited to be supported by the Petone Club at a very special event next month. Alongside Te Omanga Hospice, The Little Miracles Trust have been selected as the recipent charities for their Lions Tour Charity Rugby Dinner, that is being held on Thursday 29th June. Come along and enjoy a night full…