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Major advances have already been made in protecting babies after brain injuries but there is strong potential to make further big advances, says a leading US-based medical researcher and neonatologist. In her talk on "Neuroprotection Following Brain Injury in Babies and Children", Dr Inder said neuroprotection in the newborn infant had been "more effective than…

Aroha is often translated as “Love”, but the full meaning of the word encompasses all of the five senses, the ego and also intellect, and cannot be contained in just one word. In Maori, aroha encompasses the breath of life and the creative force of the spirit, and it assumes that the universe is abundant…

One baby in ten is born premature. Worldwide celebrity, Celine Dion lends her voice to support World Prematurity Day. She says:   “It makes me sad that each year, 15 million babies are born too soon. All babies deserve time to grow and develop before they are born. It is up to all of us to make…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Little Miracles Trust (Wellington) would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Dorothy L Newman Charitable Trust for its recent donation of nearly $3,000 which enabled the Trust to purchase a new Medela Symphony Breast Pump which is made available to mothers in the Wellington Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Alastair Hutchens, Chair…

The Little Miracles Trust is delighted to announce that we are partnering with WaterWipes – the World’s purest baby wipe. WaterWipes New Zealand is helping The Little Miracles Trust raise awareness of the potentially harmful chemicals in other baby wipes. WaterWipes are manufactured by Irish Breeze, an Irish company which has been manufacturing cotton wool…

The parents of a tiny baby born three months premature are donating thousands of dollars worth of equipment to Taranaki's neo-natal unit. Because Lucy Reid was born so early, her Mum Shannon Cox was flown to Waikato Hospital, where Lucy was born, Cox said. "We were there for five weeks and then six weeks in New…