NICU

• Cameras at babies’ bedsides in B.C. neonatal intensive care unit comfort parents

  A pilot project at the neonatal intensive care unit of Richmond Hospital has become a permanent fixture after winning high praise from parents who can virtually see their babies.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
  
• Montreal Children’s Hospital looks to future with wireless vital sign technology

  The hospital is on its way to becoming one of the first medical institutions in the world to have wireless technology to monitor vital signs of premature infants.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2022
  
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• ‘Awesome’ volunteers bring new support for parents of babies in intensive care

  Comfort Cart provides free snacks, drinks and other items. "It's a really great way to provide some items for parents who might be in a really difficult place."

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  Sep 27, 2021
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• Yukon couple thanks St. Paul’s Hospital NICU staff as they celebrate a special Father’s Day

  "We laughed with them, we cried with them," Greg Shaw said of staff at St. Paul's Hospital.

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  Jun 18, 2021
• Major new Calgary study tackles ‘really big problem’ of premature births

  Researchers hope a new blood test will identify risks in pregnant women.

  Health

  May 5, 2021
• Newly renovated NICU opens at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton

  A newly renovated $11.7-million neonatal intensive care unit has opened at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2021
• Kingston hospital raising money to install webcams in newborn ward

  Kingston General Hospital is halfway to its fundraising goal that aims to install webcams in the NICU ward, which would allow parents more face time with their newborns.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2021
• Okanagan quilting group helping lift spirits of parents with babies in intensive care

  Every year, the Orchard Valley Quilters Guild donates hundreds of quilts to the neonatal intensive care unit at Kelowna General Hospital.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2020
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• How two Peterborough, Ont., women experienced labour during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Two new mothers say they had all their concerns addressed when it was time for them to give birth at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.

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  Jul 27, 2020
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• Baby contracts coronavirus in outbreak at Vancouver neonatal ICU

  At least one infant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after an exposure in an intensive care unit for newborns in Vancouver.

  Jul 17, 2020