Activity across New Zealand in July 2019
AUCKLAND Mums Morning Tea EVERY Tuesday at 10.30am in the Mums room in NICU. Come and along to chat with one of our Lactation Consultants and other NICU Mums as well as enjoy some home baking provided by one of our ex-NICU Mums. Coffee Confidential Our coffee...
Rugby World Cup Charity Dinner
The Little Miracles Trust are very excited to be supported by the Petone Club at a very special event in August. Alongside Te Omanga Hospice, The Little Miracles Trust have been selected as the recipent charities for the Petone Clubs 2019 Rugby World Cup Charity...
The Generosity Journal featuring Rosemary Escott
We're privileged to be supported by One Percent Collective and their model that raises awareness and generates support (managing regular giving) for The Little Miracles Trust. Their latest Generosity Journal titled 'Be Human' features Rosemary Escott, Nurse...
Essentials of Baby Play
Working with Baby Sensory, we're pleased to announce a new support resource 'Essentials of Baby Play' Play is fundamental to healthy brain development. It can be quiet or noisy, energetic or passive, social or non-social, relaxed or serious, imaginative or...
Neonatal Research Update
Dr Max Berry is a consultant neonatologist who works in the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and also a Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Health for the University of Otago (Wellington). The Little Miracles Trust is proud to have supported the research...
Improving the mental wellbeing of wāhine Māori
Tēnā koutou! Innovation Unit is working on a project to improve the hauora of Māori mothers, and are looking to kōrero with wāhine Māori who have experienced any kind of mental distress from becoming hapū, up to your pēpi being 1 year old and have now come to a...
Incubator Donation boxes – out and about!
Our converted incubator donation boxes have been out and about raising awareness and funds in the community. A few years ago when two incubators from the Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) had come to the end of service, an idea was hatched to...
New recliners for Christchurch Neonatal Unit
The Little Miracles Trust were proud to present 6 brand new recliner chairs to the Christchurch Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) thanks to Alicia Gainsford and her niece Lilly. Alicia spent months organising 'A Night out for Neonatal' after her niece Lilly was...
Worlds smallest baby survives at 245gms
When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A US hospital on Thursday (NZT) revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world's tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 245 grams when she was born in December....
Activity across New Zealand in June
AUCKLAND Mums Morning Tea Now EVERY Tuesday at 10.30am in the Mums room in NICU. Come and along to chat with one of our Lactation Consultants and other NICU Mums as well as enjoy some home baking provided by one of our ex-NICU Mums. Coffee Confidential Our...