Newborns

• ‘My cheering team’: B.C. mom overcomes addiction, keeps baby with help from hospital

  Joanne Munroe arrived at St. Paul's Hospital in labour in February, and was able to spend the next three weeks there until she could get into a recovery program with housing.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
  
• What were the most popular baby names in Alberta in 2022?

  There were about 48,000 babies born in Alberta last year, and two long-standing favourite names held the top spots in 2022.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2023
  
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• Shortages of some baby formula in Quebec due to panic buying, U.S. supply issues

  The province's Health Department said it's working with Quebec's association of pharmacy owners to minimize the baby formula shortage's impact.

  Economy

  May 17, 2022
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• Pandemic baby bump in the Okanagan

  According to Interior Health, last year there were 6,136 newborns in its hospitals, a nine per cent increase of 489 births from 2020.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2022
• Edmonton’s Valour Place home experiences pandemic baby boom

  Valour Place, which houses veterans, military members, RCMP and first responders, has seen a large increase in the number of pregnant women needing a place to stay in Edmonton.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2022
• Montreal nurse, union say seniors home volunteers put pregnant women and babies at risk of COVID-19

  Should nurses who help deliver babies be volunteering in COVID-19-hit seniors homes and then going right back to their jobs?

  Health

  May 1, 2020
• Saskatoon photographer offers video-assisted sessions for newborns amid coronavirus pandemic

  With her home studio closed during the coronavirus pandemic, Kelsey Enns came up with a creative way for clients to capture professional photos of their newborns.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2020
• Thai babies given tiny face shields to wear for protection against coronavirus

  The masks are reportedly meant to provide "peace of mind" for new parents during the coronavirus crisis.

  Trending

  Apr 16, 2020
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• Kingston, Ont. couple welcomes city’s first baby twins of 2020

  The fraternal twins, Artemis and Apollo, were born about 25 minutes apart at Kingston General Hospital.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2020
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• Program expands to test Saskatchewan newborns for hearing difficulty

  The provincial government says all 18 Saskatchewan hospitals that regularly deliver babies now offer testing to detect early signs of hearing loss.

  Health

  May 1, 2019