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Becoming a mom: a nurse’s perspective
In honour of Mother’s Day, some of our nurses in Women and Newborn Health share what even they weren’t ready when becoming a mom. While these ladies know a lot about childbirth itself, they agree, there’s no way to fully prepare for motherhood.
Born 17 weeks early
Jessica and Tyler of Brantford were devastated when they lost their son Reece in June 2016. Born 24 weeks into...
Introducing… a transport nurse
Rene-Ann Hemmings is a neonatal transport nurse at McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). She has worked in the neonatal intensive care...
The power of reading to our youngest patients
Karen Beattie spent many days with her son, Freddie, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at McMaster Children’s Hospital....
Young donor makes a difference
In this climate of sometimes rapid change and uncertainty, Daisy Martindale is a breath of fresh air. The 13-year-old Dundas...
Picnic celebrates NICU “grads”
This past weekend, hundreds of former patients of the McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) gathered to...
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