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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
La-Z-Boy chairs support Wellington and Lower Hutt units
The Little Miracles Trust recently presented 12 new lazy boy chairs for our parents to use in the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Special Care Baby Unit in Lower Hutt Hospital for parents to use for precious kangaro cuddles. Many thanks to this...
NZ based study investigating how premature babies' hearts can be affected
People who were born very prematurely are the focus of a study to help predict what health issues they may face in later life. Lotteries Health has granted Christchurch researchers $100,000 to focus specifically on how tiny babies' hearts can be affected as they...
Christmas Day 2019
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...
NEW Parent Resource – Postnatal Depression
Working with Baby Sensory, we're pleased to announce a new support resource Postnatal Depression. Most mothers have days when they feel really down. This is perfectly normal. Looking after a baby, being constantly on call and coping with the daily demands of life...
