Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Sunnybrook leads in novel approach to music therapy
In early 2025, Alana Donovan found herself juggling treatment at Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Centre with having a premature baby in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Full circle moment: from NICU baby to medical doctor
Nathalee Ewers, born at just 29 weeks and weighing two pounds and two ounces, is now a doctor. It’s a true full circle moment for Dr. Ewers.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Is your baby “measuring small”? First-in-Canada approach provides best care
Sunnybrook is the first Canadian hospital using a device, called a computerized heart rate monitoring tool (cCTG), for pregnancies where a baby is not growing well.
Friday, April 25, 2025 Supporting patients in their most critical moments
Meet Aashish, Riddhi and Krisha
Things were not so bright last summer. Aashish recalls the pain of seeing his wife Riddhi, pregnant with their first child at 38 weeks, lifted into an ORNGE air ambulance. A car crash near Barrie, Ontario had seriously injured Riddhi and his parents-in-law.
Friday, November 3, 2023 Opioids after childbirth: Researchers recommend only small quantities and using a shared decision-making approach
Ensuring the smallest dose of postpartum opioid for adequate pain relief, combined with healthcare providers and patients working together to make the best individualized decision, will help reduce persistent opioid use following childbirth.