This talk will include a brief review of brain injury and brain development in preterm babies and ways in which we can promote brain development.  🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EST 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

This week's chat: Tiny Babies, Big Connections: How Developmental Care Supports Your Baby 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

Register now for a special edition of Preemie Chats in honour of WPD—1pm EST - FRIDAY! www.cpbf-fbpc.org/wpd-live-events

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgDpHK6ndbY Dr. Georg Schmölzer will share the incredible story of surfactant—a life-saving substance that helps tiny lungs open and stay open.

This session explores What the Fetus Eats: Placental Transport and Nutrition in Pregnancy 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

In this special edition of the Preemie Chats, we will talk about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). It is a common illness in young children, but not all families are affected equally. 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

In this session, Dr. Eugene Ng will discuss what parents need to know about the revised Canadian Paediatric Society guideline for managing term and late preterm babies with jaundice. 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

📣 Webinar Alert – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. Join us for an important conversation on inequities in RSV policies across Canada. 🗓️ October 21 👉 Register here: cpbf-fbpc.org/rsv-webinar #RSVAwareness #CPBF #ProtectPreemies #HealthEquity

In this interactive session, Kristy Wolfe shares her family’s medical journey and invites participants into a conversation about the power of storytelling to support families, amplify lived experience, and foster meaningful conversations with healthcare providers 🗓️ Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 YouTube

In this session we will discuss how the purple butterfly impacts and supports families during their grief, after loosing one of their twins or triplets. The purple butterfly is a symbol of remembrance and allows the families the opportunity to feel their baby is remembered. Friday -1 PM EDT Youtube

Shira Karpel will talk about the Preschool Life Skills program developed by Dr. Hanley, a research-based teaching approach designed to help young children develop essential social, communication, and self-regulation skills positively and proactively. 🗓️ Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Facebook | X | YouTube

In this presentation, Peter Swinnen will introduce us to Cokoen, an association he founded seven years ago, in Belgium, for young adults like him who started their lives in an incubator. 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

This presentation will discuss "Managing uncertainty in perinatal medicine and palliative care" 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

Last chance for Early Bird tickets for the Little Lights, Big Hearts Gala until Aug 31. Join us on November 6 for a night of love, resilience & community as we honour preemies & their families. Don’t miss it, prices go up soon! 💜 Get tickets: www.cpbf-fbpc.org/little-lights-big-hearts-gala

This presentation will discuss the importance of mental health care provided by an embedded NICU Psychologist, the impact on NICU parents’ overall wellbeing, the relationship between the parent and infant, and the infant’s overall development. 🗓️ Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Facebook | X | YouTube

Join us for an important conversation that will explore the deep cultural, spiritual, and practical significance of breastfeeding in First Nations communities, what many refer to as Indigenous milk medicine. Topic: Indigenous Milk Medicine 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandes will discuss her first, and recently launched book: “From Rollercoasters to Carousels - An Emotional Support Guide to Healing for NICU, Bereaved, and Special Needs Parents”. 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

Breastfeeding a preterm baby is not only possible—it’s powerful. In honour of World Breastfeeding Week, join us for a special Preemie Chat focused on the incredible role of human milk in preterm baby care. Save the date, bring your questions, and join us live on YouTube, X and Facebook!

Join us for an important conversation that every NICU parent and healthcare supporter should hear. Topic: Steroids During Pregnancy – How They Help Babies Born Too Soon 🗓️ When: Friday at 1 PM EDT 📍 Where: Facebook | X | YouTube

🟣 LIVE Preemie Chat – This Friday at 1 PM EDT! 🟣 Join us on Facebook, X (Twitter), or YouTube for an inspiring conversation you won’t want to miss! ✨ Topic: The NICU Journey & A Snack Bar Born from Love ✨

Join us LIVE this Friday at 1 PM EDT on Facebook, X , or YouTube for an important conversation on: Topic: Relational Approaches to Birth Discover how strong, respectful relationships between healthcare providers and families can transform the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey

Join us on our last Preemie Chats: "Breaking the Communication Barrier with Children Who Are Non-Verbal" Live this Friday at 1pm EDT 📍Facebook, X (Twitter) or Youtube

Join us on our next Preemie Chats: "Barriers to Health for First Nations Families" Live this Friday at 1 pm EDT 📍Facebook, X (Twitter) or Youtube

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Canada’s Got Talent winner Jacob Lewis to this week’s Father’s Day special Preemie Chats! Alongside two other NICU superstars, Spiros Daras and Kevin Nadarajah. Friday at 1 pm EDT live on our YouTube page

This past year, thanks to your ongoing support, we’ve achieved incredible milestones in advocacy, education, and direct support for preemies and their families across Canada. Read the full report here ow.ly/HpUQ50W5awU Together, we continue to work towards a brighter future for all preemies 💜

Join us live this Friday at 1 pm EDT on our Facebook, X or YouTube channel “Stronger together: how a parent advisory committee in Toronto supports families in the NICU.”

📅 Friday at 1 PM EST 📍 Live on Facebook, X, & YouTube Join us as we welcome Gail MacRae to discuss how Couplet Care is making a real difference in NICU care. Gail acts as the neonatal lead in implementing couplet care in the NICU to promote and support infant-parent togetherness.

Our updated CPS Position Statement on pain management in newborns is out! Thank you Dr Marsha Campbell-Yeo for leading this very important work @bcchresearch.bsky.social @canadianpreemies.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @nicumusings.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.scps.ca cps.ca/en/documents...

Highlight from our World Prematurity Day campaign. Meet Josh! #preemies #neo #worldprematurityday

Thanks to the Incubator podcast for highlighting the work we are doing to screen parents in the NICU for mental health concerns and mentor others in program implementation - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Join us live today as we launch the Preemies Hub in collaboration with @ripudamanminhas.bsky.social and Our Kids Health to bring education to 10 communities across Canada. 1pmET on @canadianpreemies.bsky.social you tube channel #preemies #multilanguages #multicultural #OKHPreemiehub

We will continue to disseminate and advocate for FiCare. Parents are essential caregivers for their babies born #preterm #nicu

Thanks to the Guardian for this excellent long read on neonatal intensive care for the smallest babies. Considered opinions from UK neonatalologists explain the issues. Hope gives a window into this world for the wider public www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Remember to vote for the IMPaCT Mentor submissions in the #IHDCYHTalks competition. You can vote for multiple entries! ✅ Argerie Tsimicalis ✅ @maureenchats.bsky.social ✅ @fabianabacchini.bsky.social ✅ Jennifer Stinson ✅ @pharmalauren.bsky.social

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