My little battlers are coming home
Tiny twins Ben and Jordan Alexander came into the world more than 15 weeks early, weighing less than 1.5kgs between them.
Their early arrival was a real shock for first time mother-to-be Karen Banks, who was having a trouble-free pregnancy. The 39-year-old was 24 weeks weeks and five days into her [...]

Today was my birthday (old, even older than when I was pregnant and didn’t people go on about “advanced maternal age” even then!) and also the date of Talia’s 8 month check up.
As before our four month check up, we were sent a questionnaire to complete in advance of the appointment. In contrast [...]

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Premature babies who receive morphine may grow up to be more sensitive to pain, a study on rats suggests.
US researchers found rodents given the drug just after birth later needed higher doses of morphine to kill pain than counterparts in a placebo group.
Morphine is a standard part of care for premature babies, who may need [...]

Ronan is now walking around everywhere. He occasionally crawls but would prefer to walk. Whilst he is great with walking and his balance is incredible he still faces many hurdles with walking. Being born premature was a fight to begin life and what an amazing journey we have had. Ronan has been attending physio since [...]

Each month we feature one of our members’ special premature babies so we can learn more about their amazing journey through NICU. This month we would like to introduce;
Hunter and his mother Racheal
Where was Hunter born? Hunter was born at the Royal Womens in Melbourne, but was transferred when he was 1 week old to [...]