With You in the NICU

The transition from NICU to home is a tricky one; a day filled with both hope and anxiety for many parents, heading into an unknown world after so much time spent surrounded by specialists. On this episode of With You in the NICU, neonatologist and developmental pediatrician Dr. Paige Church discusses some of the common concerns parents share and how they might prepare for the transition to home.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Medela and support from AbbVie and Prolacta. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.

One of the hardest parts of being a NICU parent is wondering how much pain your child is enduring through IVs, vaccinations, blood tests, and more. To learn more about pain management for children, With You in the NICU host Jenna Morton is joined by Dr. Christine Chambers. Dr. Chamber holds the Canada Research Chair in Children’s Pain, teaches in the departments of pediatrics, psychology, and neuroscience at Dalhousie University, and is the Scientific Director of Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a new national knowledge mobilization network.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Medela and support from AbbVie and Prolacta. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.

Learning to advocate for yourself and your child is a skill that will serve you well, both inside and outside of the NICU. So is learning to care for yourself, alongside your child. Ann Douglas helps parents learn these skills and more through her parenting books, and shares some of her wisdom with With You in the NICU host, Jenna Morton. Ann Douglas is a Canadian author known for her best-selling series, The Mother of All Pregnancy books. She has also published Parenting Through the Storm and Happy Parents, Happy Kids, released in February 2019 by HarperCollins Canada.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Medela and support from AbbVie and Prolacta. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.

For many parents, the arrival of baby comes with certain expectations and plans as to how labour and birth will take place. Unfortunately, the reality for many parents is far from their expectation – particularly so when your infant becomes a NICU patient. On this episode of With You in the NICU, host and preemie mom, Jenna Morton, talks about dealing with the unexpected challenges of birth with Dr. Sarah Hardy Walsh, a qualified naturopathic doctor and lactation consultant in New Brunswick, who focuses on women's and children's health.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Medela and support from AbbVie and Prolacta. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.

Mamas who spend time in the NICU know there is an intense focus on collecting and providing breastmilk for infant patients. On this episode of With You in the NICU, host (and former pumper) Jenna Morton talks with Dr. Rebecca Hoban about why human milk is so important for preemies and other NICU patients, as well as tackling some of the challenges moms face in producing and pumping. Dr. Rebecca Hoban is a neonatologist and Assistant Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She is the Director of Breastfeeding Medicine at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.

With You in the NICU is a podcast for those that care for infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. The discussions are geared toward parents of preemies, but will resonate with anyone spending time beside a NICU isolette. With You in the NICU is a project of the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation, with funding from presenting sponsor Medela and support from AbbVie and Prolacta. The podcast's host and producer is Jenna Morton; technical producer is Tosh Taylor.