As you get closer to the first day of school, your child might experience a mix of emotions ranging from eager anticipation to big-time nerves. Tips...
Inside the NICU
Updates from Sunnybrook’s NICU families and staff.
Kangaroo care: Connecting parents and babies through skin-to-skin
Why holding your baby skin-to-skin is such good medicine for babies in the NICU.
Involving NICU families in preemies’ care helps babies and families: Study
Study suggests that family integrated care in NICUs helps babies gain weight, and reduces stress and anxiety in parents
Lindsay & Jen share their advice for NICU parents: accept help when it is offered
“It will make your journey a little easier and people do really want to do something to assist.”
Ophelia shares her NICU story
Ophelia’s journey in the NICU, several years ago, now inspires hope in other families. She gave birth to her son 15 weeks early. He stayed at...
Holidays in the NICU: Tips for parents
Tips from former preemie parents for spending the holidays in the NICU.
Decreasing antibiotic use for preemies in the NICU
A new program has reduced the use of antimicrobial medications in the NICU by 19 per cent. In the long term, the team is aiming for a 55-per-cent...
NICU nurses sing a holiday carol to preemie baby
Two of Sunnybrook's NICU nurses share the holiday spirit with preemie baby Anya by singing her a carol.
I weighed 2 lbs at birth & spent months in the NICU. Today: I’m doing great
My parents didn’t know what to expect, because as it turns out, I was full of surprises. I surprised them by being a normal kid.
Families are part of the team in Sunnybrook’s NICU
Natasha’s eyes light up when her father Ian asks if she wants to go on his shoulders. The energetic five year old doesn’t hesitate in signing...