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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.
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Born 17 weeks early
Jessica and Tyler of Brantford were devastated when they lost their son Reece in June 2016. Born 24 weeks into...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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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