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JGH Resources
Care pathways Parent's Guide: Baby's pathway home
Helping Siblings Adjust: The adaptation of siblings in neonatology
*Please be advised that care given at the JGH may differ from what is described on the web pages below.
Websites
Montreal Children's Hospital - Neonatology (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
MUHC - Caring for your Late Preterm Infant
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development - Prematurity - Initiative of Université Laval and Université de Montréal
Préma-Québec - For Parents of Preemies
The Different Types of Prematurity
The Shock
Main Causes
Possible Complications of Prematurity
Taking Care of a Preemie
Returning Home With a Preemie
Corrected Age
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development from Université Laval and Université de Montréal - Prematurity
About Kids Health: The Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto - Premature Babies Learning Hub
The Best Start Resource Centre: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre, by Health Nexus
Preterm Labour Signs and Symptoms
Breastfeeding your Early Preterm Baby
Breastfeeding your Late Preterm Baby
Canadian Paediatrics Society - Caring for Kids
Canadian Premature Babies Foundation
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada - Preterm Labour
Multiple Births Canada - Resources for Parents
La Leche League - Successfully feeding your premature baby
The Merck Manual Consumer Version: Premature Newborn
Healthy Children.org, from the American Academy of Pediatrics - Caring for a Premature Baby
MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine - Premature Babies
KidsHealth from Nemours, a US nonprofit children's health system
When your baby's born premature
When your baby’s in the NICU
**Also available is information about questions to ask when your baby's in the NICU and the NICU care team.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts - Prematurity
Zero to Three, US non-profit
**Also available, Family Perspectives on Prematurity
March of Dimes, US charity - Premature Babies
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals - NICU Parent Education Resources