by Justine Brooker | Dec 25, 2018 | Our Support
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. There are over...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 23, 2018 | Our Support
Bonding between special care babies and their parents has just become a whole lot easier at Nelson Hospital. Two chairs, designed to enable new mums to cuddle and breastfeed in comfort, have been donated to the hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), made...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 14, 2018 | Our Support
To say that the Wells are a little bit excited about Christmas may be just a small understatement… in fact it might be more accurate to say that they are full-blown Christmas fans! When two people with a mutual love for Christmas get together it follows that their two...
by Justine Brooker | Dec 5, 2018 | Our Support
Working with Baby Sensory, we’re pleased to announce a new support resource covering Sensory Processing. Babies born prematurely can often have some issues with sensory overload. What seems normal to us can easily overwhelm any child with sensory issues, and...
by Justine Brooker | Nov 19, 2018 | Our Support
Doctors are calling for more blood donations to help New Zealand’s most vulnerable premature babies. Neonatalist Dr Max Berry says a baby can have 5, 6 or 7 blood tests a day. “This is particulary when they are their smallest and most vulnerable....
by Justine Brooker | Nov 3, 2018 | Our Support
CAN YOU HELP? PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED FOR RESEARCH PROJECT We are helping with the recruitment of participants for a research project regarding the continuation of care and parental experience of complex premature babies – during their transition from NICU to...
