photos of preemies

Past Events

Pedal 4 Preemies 2010

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It was a beautiful day and a tremendous success.  Over 500 people showed up to support.

Thank you to everyone who raised money and donated. You have helped us continue
to make a big difference in tiny lives.

Hope to see you again next year!!!

Who we are

Mission Statement

The Linden Fund is a group of people who have been touched by premature birth.

We offer hope, encouragement and support to newborns, families and neonatal intensive care units in Canada.

Our purpose is to provide specialized medical equipment as well as items of comfort and convenience to assist in the mental, physical and emotional development of infants and their families.

We are the voice of prematurity in Canada.

“Making a Big Difference in Tiny Lives.” 

What defines premature birth?

A pregnancy usually lasts 40 weeks. A baby born at 37 or more weeks is considered full term. A baby born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy is called premature, preterm or preemie.

What percentages of births are preterm?

Preemie Babies More Sensitive to Pain

Premature Babies More Sensitive to Pain: Study

Premature babies would benefit from better pain relief while in intensive care, report researchers who say invasive hospital procedures make preemies pain-sensitive.

Injections, blood tests, tube feeding and other treatments make preterm babies feel pain more acutely than healthy newborns, says a team from University College London, BBC News reported.

"Our study shows that being born prematurely and undergoing intensive care affects pain processing in the infant brain," said Dr. Rebeccah Slater, lead researcher. "Our ability to measure brain responses to painful events will lead to a better and more informed approach to the administration of analgesia, and enable us to define optimal ways of providing pain relief in this vulnerable population."

MY THREE STORIES

First Name: 
Carmen
Story: 

My Arrival

My Womb Betrayed Me but my Son is Wonderful

First Name: 
Lesley
Story: 

I used to say that things in life happen for a reason. After my water broke at 19 weeks gestation and my son was born premature, I stopped using that phrase.

We are Lesley and Bruce Donaldson, and our son Torran was born at Mt. Sinai in March of 2008. His early birth is a result of my oligohydramnios, a condition where there is a lack of amniotic fluid. It happened when my water broke at 19 weeks of pregnancy. The oligohydramnios was likely caused by the marginal placental abruption (subchorionic haemorrhage) with bleeding that I’d experienced since 6 weeks gestation. Recently, I found out that I had a uterine infection which caused the abruption and early delivery. I never even felt sick.

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