Newborn Intensive Care Foundation

How We Use Your Donation

Sep 20, 2018 | News

The Newborn Intensive Care Foundation has been funding medical equipment and nurse education since 1995. Last year we funded the replacement of the Unit’s breast pumps for $20,000 and a Nava ventilator for $60,000. We raised money via our Bake for Babies fundraiser to...

The Next 266 Words Could Be The Best Financial Advice You Ever Get.

Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized

All of us will have at least one bank account. Most of us will be relatively organised and manage to pay bills on time. Some of us have an account for necessities and an account for holiday saving, and maybe a Christmas savings account. Very few of us however have a...

Be Entertained While Helping the Foundation

Sep 5, 2018 | News

“I use my grand IQ to decide what lip gloss to wear in the morning….” We are excited to announce our participation with Dramatic Production’s upcoming stage production of Heathers, the musical! Help us make a Dramatic Difference – book your tickets to the performance...

Well Done Tina

Jul 30, 2018 | News

One of the achievements of Bake for Babies Co ordinator, Tina Martinovic, has been securing & organising Bake for Babies stalls at Handmade Canberra. She also ran the Handmade Bake for Babies stalls and raised a whopping $5,117. All the funds raised will go...

Lactation Cookies Recipe

Jul 3, 2018 | News

Ingredients Prep time: Approximately 15 minutes Oven temp: Preheat to 170C or 338F Makes: Approximately 14-16 cookies, using a dessert spoon per cookie (double the recipe for more) Source organic, local ingredients wherever possible. Lactation cookies need to be sweet...

Ella’s Story

Jun 30, 2018 | Stories

Ella’s story (told by Ella’s mum Jo) I tested positive for GBS (Group B streptococcus) at 36 weeks gestation. I was told I needed to call the hospital when I was in labour and tell them that I was positive for GBS. I went into labour early hours of September 20...

Ethan’s Story

Jun 29, 2018 | Stories

First Day: It was about 3:00am on Sunday 16th November 2014 when i got the news, our son would be born in hours, not months like we had always expected. We were informed of the situation, that our son, our first child and first grandchild on both sides, had a 60%...

A Big Brownie Award to Katrina & Emma

Jun 28, 2018 | News

Katrina & Emma held a bake sale at their offices and raised a total of about $2,300. Katrina says the NICF is very close to her heart as her little man was born at 25weeks gestation. He spent 5 months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Canberra Hospital....

Baking Big for Babies

Jun 27, 2018 | News

Well done Katrina and Noor. Katrina Summerell & friend Emma raised $2,394. Noor Mazen raised $4,000+. Katrina’s son was born at 25 weeks, 4 years ago. Noor’s at 23 weeks. Both boys had surgeries & complications including ROP & retinal detachment requiring...

WOMBAT’s prove a huge success

Jun 26, 2018 | News

Great feedback on our WOMBATs from the NICU Lactation Consultant: Hi Peter, Just reporting in, the Wombats continue to be a tremendous success. Their shape holds well with handwashing too. I have just delivered a set to a family. Their baby has been born at 24 weeks....