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Face masks for Families
Up and down the country we have families in need of reusable facemasks, can you help us?! - do you have material or elastic you can donate? - can you sew? - do you have masks to donate? It's especially important for parents who visit their babies in a neonatal unit to have access to…
Volunteer creates hundreds of theatre caps to support The Little Miracles Trust
Wellington based volunteer Kaye Wilson has been busy sewing hundreds of fun and funky theatre caps to help support The Little Miracles Trust. These theatre caps are super popular and come in a variety of designs, such as animal designs for veterinary staff and childrens designs for dentists and surgeons operating on children. The Kiwiana…
Rewardhubs’ new Donation Reminder is here
We’re on Rewardhub, a website than 100’s of leading brands will Reward us with free donations, at no extra cost to you, when you shop online and are signed up to support us. You shop as normal and don’t pay a penny more, brands pay us to say thanks for the referral. Here's an easier way…
Drop in number of premature births during lockdown
The number of babies born prematurely plummeted during the coronavirus lockdown, but the reason why is a mystery. Dr Simon Rowley, consultant paediatrician and neonatologist at Auckland City Hospital, told Stuff occupancy rates on its neonatal ward – even for the earliest, most extreme premature cases – dropped by almost half during alert level 4. It’s a phenomenon which…
Professor Jane Harding made a dame for world-leading research into newborn babies
Distinguished Professor Jane Harding's career has always been focused on better outcomes for newborn babies and their families, so during the coronavirus crisis her thoughts have been with the people who became parents during lockdown. "It must have been really difficult for the new families and the people looking after them ... and I know…
Study reveals HPV vaccine linked to decline in premature births
The introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2007 is likely to have prevented 2000 Australian babies being born premature over eight years. That’s the finding of a new research study to be published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases using population-level figures on births from 2007 to 2015. In 2007, Australia was one of the first countries…
Mothers Day fundraiser!
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some thoughtful gifts for Mum that you can buy through Rewardhub. They’re from local Kiwi businesses that are passionate about their craft and can be conveniently shipped to your home, or Mum’s place in plenty of time. What makes these easy gift ideas even sweeter…
The 10 for 10 Challenge!
The Great 10 for 10 Challenge! Throughout these tough times 10% of babies are still being born too soon. To help us support the 10% of families going through a NICU/SCBU we'd like to you to take up the '10for10' challenge This could be 10 sit-ups and/or pushups for 10 days or walk 10kms over…
Entertainment Memberships 2020
Entertainment is now 100% digital You can help support the work of The Little Miracles Trust by purchasing an Entertainment Membership. A percentage of all sales goes to The Little Miracles Trust to help us continue our support of families of premature or sick full term babies as they make their journey through Neonatal Intensive…
Cleverly crafty
Calling all crafty folk! Looking for something crafty to do? Got a friend or family member who’s keen to support or learn a new skill? You can do this and support some of New Zealand’s tiniest and most vulnerable babies at the same time! You don’t need to be an expert, there are plenty of…
Same nurse cares for father and son born premature three decades apart
The first few days of a premature baby's life can be especially hellish for a new mum. But Renata Freydin is resting easier knowing one nurse at a neonatal intensive care unit is there to watch over her new son, Zayne Caldwell, who was born 10 weeks early in January. That's because the nurse, Lissa…
Tour Aotearoa – Riding for neonatal families
As told by Phil, dad of Oscar My daily ride is about to get a bit longer......... As a parent of a premature baby whose initial journey into this world was pretty rough, we were blown away with the support that our whanau received while our child was being cared for. Now 5 years on…