Cushla’s Story
In 2016 I lost my baby at 13 weeks and even though I was a teenager, I spent years trying to conceive again after that and it just wasn't happening for my partner and me. I felt hopeless and broken and eventually gave up trying and then all of my dreams came true...
Zowie’s Story
I knew there were premature babies, but I never thought it would happen to me. I actually thought the opposite would happen - he’d stay in there for 42 weeks and need to be evicted! So when I reached 29 weeks and got “a show”, then started getting tummy ache that...
Logan’s story
MY MIDWIFE TOLD ME I HAD A UTI, 1 HOUR LATER MY WATERS BROKE !!! My name is Hannah, I am 27 years old and I'd love you to meet my little warrior, Logan, born at 24 weeks 6 days weighing 736grams and here is our story. For years I suffered from severe periods that...
Elsie’s Story
As told by Mum, Pip. “Your baby is measuring approximately 500grams and will be delivered in the next 48 hours”….. Due to severe Pre-Eclampsia, our baby needed to be born urgently, to save not only her but also myself. We were flown from Palmerston North Hospital...
Phoebe’s NICU Journey
As told by Mum, Kirsty. I’ll never forget the words “you’re going to have this baby in the next 48 hours, but probably tonight” It had all been trucking along nicely; easy conception, no morning sickness and barely any weight gain. A pretty smooth pregnancy. The...
Mojo’s cheese scones support neonatal families
Mojo - Helping make a difficult start to life a little bit easier, one scone at a time During the 3rd to 9th May, whilst you're grabbing your morning coffee, be sure to pick yourself up one of their delicious cheese scones. For every one sold during this period,...
Make a Mothers’ Day!
Host a 'High Tea' in support of Neonatal Families Each year over 5,000 babies across New Zealand will need to spend time in an intensive care unit which may be due to being born as early as 23 weeks gestation or full-term with a medical condition. This means that...
Meals where they’re needed most
Warm meals are making a difference for often tired and stressed-out parents of babies in the Waikato Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Bellyful Hamilton volunteers have begun delivering stocks of frozen meals to the Waikato NICU. The Little Miracles Trust has...
Premature babies could spend less time on potentially harmful ventilators thanks to Christchurch research
A new discovery about the lungs of premature babies – which could improve the way neonatal patients are treated – has been made as part of a Christchurch research collaboration. The study at Christchurch Women's Hospital's Neonatal Unit (NICU) has found differences...
Born into a nutritional emergency
New research shows some preterm babies in New Zealand hospitals have 'refeeding syndrome'. Dr Barbara Cormack takes a close look at the problem. When you’re starving, eating can be fatal. 'Refeeding syndrome’ was described after World War II, following liberation,...
