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A premature baby's incredible transformation in the first 100 days of his life has been captured in a moving time-lapse video.  Walker Pruett weighed just 1lb 3oz when he was born prematurely on April 25 2014.  His parents, were approached by the founder of the charity Capturing Hopes Photography and asked if Walker could be…

In October 2013, The Little Miracles Trust (Wellington) held a Spring Prom to raise funds for new equipment in the Wellington NICU.  The funds raised went towards the purchase of new feeding pumps in the Wellington NICU.  We are excited to report that the new pumps arrived in June! In the picture to the right,…

In May 2014, the Dunedin NICU were "delighted and humbled" to be the recipient of a newborn ‘Baby Sim' simulation doll.   This "hi tec" baby doll is able to be programmed with scenarios which enable all the neonatal staff to witness clues and consequences...    almost as in real life. The simulation doll was purchased using…

Taranaki Base Hospital has been lucky enough to have some amazing ‘makeovers’ done thanks to the generous support of Pacific Wall Coverings/Resenes New Plymouth, Freedom Furniture, Masons Appliances, Cleggs Furniture Court, Lions,and the kindness of many wonderful families.  Check out these before and after photos! Parent "Rooming in" room Before    After Wallpaper donated by Pacific…

It’s not only the gorgeous wee babies in Waikato Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing staff with their sweet fix this week.   The hospital’s NICU staff have been enjoying some sweet treats of the baked goods variety from local eatery The Girl on the Swing, after being nominated as a deserving group to…

We're grateful to all those who provide their ideas, time and donations to The Little Miracles Trust. This month we want to say an extra special thanks to WaterWipes, our Partner of the Month for June. As part of its partnership with The Little Miracles Trust, WaterWipes, generously donates free WaterWipes packs, the world’s purest…

Women who have their babies less than a year apart are twice as likely to give birth prematurely, a new study suggests.  Around one in five mothers whose babies are born less than 12 months apart will give birth to their babies before they reach 37 weeks of pregnancy - also classed as a pre-term…

For this week’s issue of TIME, photographer Elinor Carucci took these powerful, intimate portraits of David, an infant born at 28 weeks at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Carucci spent the better part of two days with David and his parents in the hospital.  She tells TIME about the personal connection she developed with the…

May 15th is International Kangaroo Cuddle Awareness day so there’s no better time to share some information on this great practise. Kangaroo Cuddling was pioneered in Columbia in the 1970s by a pediatrician who was looking for a way to keep premature babies warm in an area that was too poor to have incubators. In…

Accolades for the Waikato nurse practitioner behind the life changing Sugar Babies study just keep coming. Dr Deborah Harris’ thesis on neonatal hypoglycaemia has received a University of Auckland’s Vice Chancellor’s Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis in 2013. Dr Harris’ thesis was one of just five awarded the prize out of 321 doctoral theses completed…

Pregnancy, labour, childbirth and baby care are terms that have always been associated with the mothers. In the midst of all the joys and triumphs of labour and childbirth we often tend to side step the father. But Dads, did you know that you have an important role to play right after your baby is…

Inara Lintott had only a 5 percent chance of survival at birth – tube feeding saved her life. But, as the months and years went by, her mother Bonnie feared tube feeding was failing their little girl. Battling reflux, Inara wasn't gaining weight, wasn't eating and wouldn't eat – hooked up to a tube feeding…