Nurse That Delivered a Premature Baby Meets Him Again 28 Years Later Under Wild Circumstances

Our People

Miracle Babies Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors who meet quarterly. The Board was formed in 2009 and originally Chaired by Morris Iemma. Miracle Babies Foundation staff are mostly based at caput role at Chipping Norton, although several staff are based across Australia working in programs with hospitals and families. Our Ambassadors are a passionate and dedicated grouping, supporting the Foundation with their time to raise sensation and promote the Foundation.

Board, Staff, Ambassadors and Volunteers all work toward our vision of 'ameliorate, healthier outcomes for newborns and their families challenged by prematurity or sickness.'

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Kylie Pussell

CEO, Co-Founder, Board Director, & Consumer Representative

Kylie Pussell Co-Founded Phenomenon Babies Foundation in 2005. After suffering a miscarriage and losing twin babies at sixteen weeks, Kylie gave birth to her girl Madeline at 30 weeks and was diagnosed with Cervical Incompetence. Madeline was cared for in Liverpool Hospital'due south NICU for 6 weeks. Two years after, following a further miscarriage, Kylie delivered twins at but 25 weeks. Both were resuscitated at nascency and cared for past the NICU. Sadly Kylie's son Marcus passed abroad due to complications from his extreme prematurity. Her daughter Crimson required ventilation and surgery. Red was cared for in the NICU at Liverpool and Westmead Children's Hospital and was discharged abode just before her due date, four months after. Kylie'south son Liam was born at 38 weeks through planned c-section following a transabdominal cerclage. Kylie, a qualified counsellor, has played an integral role in the expansion of the Foundation's program NurtureTime, the introduction of Miracle Babies Foundation to hospitals nationally and the development of national resources. She developed and implemented Miracle Babies Foundation's successful volunteer plan, designing National Volunteer Induction and Training with TAFE NSW. Kylie was selected in the inaugural The Growth Project in 2015. Kylie delivers presentations and forums on the Foundation to community and corporate, both nationally and internationally and shares her personal journey with her children, delivering parent support and positive change for premature and sick babies. Kylie highlights the needs for parents and families in the NICU and the years ahead. Kylie leads support for our bereaved families and assists families and educational institutions in the learning, social and emotional challenges some of these phenomenon babies experience in the early years, school aged years and adulthood. Kylie has been an instrumental leader in many new services the Foundation delivers, most recently Nurture 'Due east' – The EEE Touch. This information hub is designed to assist families through unlike life stages of their growing and developing child beyond the baby, infant and toddler years and supporting families through chief and high school right through to machismo. Nurture Eastward - The EEE Touch on has been created in collaboration with parents and wellness professionals to provide families with Evidence, Didactics and Empowerment. She is CEO of the Foundation and passionate in driving the expansion of services and resource across Australia for all families to be supported, educated and empowered. Kylie was Secretary of the Board from 2009 to 2017 and appointed as CEO by the Board in 2017. Kylie is a Co-Investigator on the POD Study, POD 2 and a previous member of the PSANZ Perinatal Palliative Care Special Interest Group. In July 2019 Kylie became a Founding Committee member of GLANCE and in December 2019 was appointed to the Chair Commission for GLANCE. During 2019 and 2020 Kylie was a member of the Working Group on the ICHOM Preterm and Hospitalized Neonates Standard Set and in September 2020 was named Western Sydney Women – 2020 Community Woman of the Year. Kylie was also awarded 'Highly Commended' in the Western Sydney University Women of the West Awards for Community 2020. In July 2021 Kylie became a fellow member of the World Prematurity Day Parent Advisory Board and the World Prematurity Day Global Planning Group. Kylie has been a Board Director since 2009.

Andrew Rasby

Board Chairman

Andrew has over 32 years in the banking and financial planning manufacture. He has vast feel across retail cyberbanking, business concern banking, commercial banking and fiscal planning. Andrew has held such roles as Head of Bankwest Fiscal Communication, Head of Individual Banking company, Head of Strategy and Operations and State Managing director. Andrew is before long employed as the Executive General Managing director of Police Bank Ltd. He has a Diploma of Fiscal Planning and is a Certified Financial Planner and has been a responsible manager on Australian Financial Service License's. Andrew has been a Lath Managing director since 2013 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2020.

Melinda Cruz Turner

Founder, Researcher, Consumer Representative, Advocacy & Secretary of the Board

Miracle Babies Foundation was initiated and founded by Melinda in 2005. Due to a bicornuate (heart shaped) uterus, Melinda's first son, Elijah, was born at 34 weeks, spending ii 1/2 weeks in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Her second son Dillon was built-in at 27 weeks and resuscitated at birth. He spent 9 weeks in hospital earlier existence allowed to go home. Melinda'south third son Jasper was born at 37 weeks and also spent time in the NICU. Having had all 3 babies cared for by the NICU, Melinda wanted to remain linked to other mothers of premature babies. She also wanted to give back to the NICU and thank the wonderful staff she credits for saving her babies' lives. It was from those experiences that the Miracle Babies Foundation was born and has since helped and supported thousands of families. The Foundation has established a major global touch, and the incredible divergence it has made supporting families through the birth of a premature or sick infant has seen Melinda win numerous awards including the 2011 EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year and be a regular guest on radio, Television, podcasts and at conferences. In 2015, she was a NSW Woman of the Year - Premiers Honour finalist. Melinda has a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Nutritional Biochemistry. She is a trusted consumer expert to medical professionals seeking to improve treatments and understanding of the touch on a preterm birth has on the family unit unit. In 2012, she was appointed an Honorary Research Acquaintance at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre (University of Sydney, Schoolhouse of Medicine) and was the outset parent to be an Associate Investigator (2012) and Chief Investigator (2019) on neonatal trials. In 2014, Melinda joined the Perinatal Club of Commonwealth of australia and NZ (PSANZ) Consumer Advisory Panel and the PSANZ Clinical Trials executive commission. In 2015, she joined the Australian Red Cross Blood Service Milk Bank Advisory Committee. Melinda has been instrumental in a number of other trials such as profitable in obtaining waiver of consent for the TORPIDO xxx/60 Trial and facilitating the back up of Australian parents during the FiCare Trial. To engagement, Melinda has co-authored xi medical publications. Melinda is also a contributor to THRIVE Global in which she has published half dozen articles to date. In 2014, she ran the New York Marathon with a group of 18 raising over $230K for the Foundation. For three years in a row, she was an EY Australian Entrepreneur of the Twelvemonth Judge and she is currently working on releasing her start volume. Melinda has been a Lath Manager since 2009.

Bister Sherlock

Ambassador

Bister Sherlock is a news presenter for the Nine Network, working on a variety of programs including TODAY, Weekend TODAY, Early on Morning News, 11am News and evening updates. Bister has been a Miracle Babies Foundation Ambassador since November 2010. She is ever ready to lend her support at events such as our Miracle Moon Walk and shared her personal story with guests at the 2011 Annual Brawl. "I became involved with Miracle Babies subsequently having my offset baby at 34 weeks. She spent over three weeks in a special intendance nursery. It was a roller coaster journey which yous can never set for. I jumped at the chance to become an Ambassador for Miracle Babies, having been through the feel first hand. They provide an invaluable resource and back up service for mums and families of premature babies, and only wish I had known about them earlier!"

Robyn Sheen

National Accounts Director

Robyn has been with Miracle Babies since 2010 and has many years of accounting and volunteering experience . She is Mum to her Heart kid Olivia who was born at 37 weeks with a congenital heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot, which was repaired with surgeries.

Dr Robert Guaran

Board Managing director

Dr Robert Guaran is the Executive Medical Advisor in Neonatology for the NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network. An advocate for the work of Phenomenon Babies Foundation and supporter since its inception, Robert is father to ii children. Robert has been a Lath Manager since 2011.

Sam Squiers

Ambassador

Sam Squiers is an accolade-winning Sports Presenter with Channel 9 and the founder of the women in sport retrieve tank Sportette. Sam has worked in the media for over a decade and has covered some of the biggest sporting events both nationally and internationally. Sam is also the host of 9'south Women in Sport podcast "In Her Court", Surfing Australia TV, The Isuzu QLD Golf game Open, Body of water Thunder Surf Boat Serial, has hosted the Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Ironman Series, co-hosted TripleM's Dead Set up Legends and has been a guest presenter on Getaway. In 2014, Sam founded Sportette to provide an artery to tell the incredible stories of our female athletes and information technology'due south grown to be a leading remember tank on Women's Sports. Sportette aims to challenge the way you recall near women in sport and has created a stiff reputation among athletes, brands, stakeholders, sports organisations and fans alike. In addition to her work at Channel ix and Sportette, Sam runs marathons, plays golf, rows surf boats, is a keen bear upon football game and netball player. In 2017, Sam gave nativity to her little girl, Imogen, prematurely at 32 weeks later on suffering from severe pre-eclampsia which had acquired a placental abruption and started to shut down Sam'due south organs. Sam spent 3 days in ICU and didn't see Imogen for several days after she was rushed to the NICU where she spent close to the next 7 weeks. Immi suffered chronic lung disease with her fiddling lungs under developed when she was born and when she finally left hospital had to remain on home oxygen for the side by side 4 months.

Joanne Rowntree

Grants Officer

Jo is passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people and has decades of feel in grant writing roles for non-for-profits. She hopes she can help Miracle Babies Foundation continue to thrive and expand its back up of families and hospitals beyond Commonwealth of australia to ensure 'meliorate, healthier outcomes for newborns and their families challenged by prematurity or sickness.' Jo's girl was born premature, spending weeks in the Special Care Nursery, and her niece was born critically ill, undergoing lifesaving surgery and a long NICU stay. Jo was born premature herself! She knows all as well well the affect on the family unit of having a baby come up into the earth non equally expected and is proud to be a part of the Miracle Babies squad.

Scott & Ann Cam

Ambassador

Scott Cam is one of Australia'due south most loved television personalities, with a laidback larrikin attitude that millions of Australian's can relate to. Over the by decade, Scott has go one of Aussie TV's favourite faces, putting his stamp firmly on programs such as Backyard Blitz, Domestic Blitz, Random Acts of Kindness and Renovation Rescue and The Cake. He is also a regular on radio and has written books on renovation and abode maintenance. Scott and his wife Anne take been a Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2009 afterwards meeting the team during the filming of Channel 9 Random Acts of Kindness. He has toured the NICU, meeting families and likewise appeared in our customs service announcement in 2009.

Rachel Taufer

Consumer Representative

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Education with Honours from the University of Sydney and is the proud female parent of 4 immature kids. In 2010 after the traumatic nascence of her first kid, Rachel worked hand in hand with the hospital involved to ameliorate patient outcomes. In 2011 and 2012 Rachel was a featured writer for Midwifery Matters Magazine. In 2016 Rachel gave nascency to her fourth and last baby at just 26 weeks gestation. After living in hospital for over a month herself afterwards waking from an induced coma Rachel stayed by her infant's side in NICU for three months. To requite thank you Rachel raised $5,000 to donate 3 Kangaroo Care chairs knowing they are invaluable to parents in NICU. Later that year Rachel became a featured writer for Miracle Babies Foundation and following this became an advocate for neonatal care with the bankroll of Miracle Babies Foundation. In 2017 Rachel featured in local newspapers, Baby Love's Preemie Proud Campaign, the Weekend Today Show and was appointed to the ANZNN Follow Upwardly Committee equally part of the offset cohort of consumer reps. Post-obit this Rachel became a consumer rep for Western Sydney Health and a guest speaker for Miracle Babies Foundation. In 2018 Rachel appeared alongside Melinda Cruz on ABC Nightlife and filmed a news report with Channel 9 near blood donation and Lifeblood. In Apr 2018 Rachel featured in That'south Life Mag and became a invitee speaker for Lifeblood for which she continues to practise talks for at diverse events throughout the yr. In 2018 Rachel likewise spoke on Vision Christian Radio too as existence an administrator for the Coleman Greig Claiming. Rachel has also featured on Kidspot and sat on judging panels and a Clinical Ethics Forum with NSW Health. In 2019 Rachel spoke with Ten News most PTSD and feet for parents of premature babies. She then filmed with Waterwipes Commonwealth of australia and later was interviewed by seven News. Rachel presented at a FICare session at the annual ANZNN Conference and was an ambassador for the Miracle Babies Foundation Moonwalk. Rachel featured on Lifeblood's docu-series 'Giving Life' and in 2020 appeared on a segment for 7.30 Report. Rachel is an advocate for women's and newborn wellness and is a firm laic in life-long learning and improving outcomes for patients by working in partnership with medical professionals.

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Jo Sheils

Board Director

Jo Sheils has worked in Neonatal Intensive Care for over twenty years. She is the Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant for the NSW Pregnancy and Newborn Services Network. As a female parent of 3, Jo is passionate about involving families in the intendance of their babies and becoming partners in the NICU care team. She was a site co-ordinator at the Royal Hospital for Women for the multicentre cluster-randomised control trial of Family Integrated Care (FICare) and helped organise the International FICare conference held in Sydney in 2018. Jo has been a Board Director since 2019.

Jacqui Barrett

Board Director

Jacqui is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team at Hall & Wilcox. She has over 15 years' experience in corporate and commercial police. With an extensive client base, Jacqui assists clients ranging from start-upwardly and calibration-upward entities, not for profits, through to large private and public companies and small listed entities across multiple industries. Jacqui has extensive feel in advising and assisting clients with Thou&As, corporate structuring, corporate compliance and governance, capital raisings and managed investment schemes. She also advises clients with mean solar day-to-24-hour interval legal problems affecting their business organization including supply arrangements, licensing arrangements, protection and commercialisation of intellectual property, manufacturing and distribution arrangements consultancy arrangements, terms and weather and privacy and confidentiality problems. Jacqui is a Young man of the Australian Governance Institute, a member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, the Licensing Executive Gild of Australia and New Zealand and the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, she has a Master of Laws majoring in corporate law and governance, and is qualified as a company secretary. Jacqui has been a Board Manager since 2020.

Laura Byrnes

Ambassador

Laura is the primary driver of the Shamrock Racing team. Behind the bike of the #4 Sigma in Product Sedans, she is a pint sized pocket rocket determined to suspension down the stereotype of women in motorsport.

Emma Davis

Consumer Representative

Emma is a Mum of an ex 27 weeker, at present 6, who has a complex medical history. Born with TOF/ OA (Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula & Oesophageal atresia) her son had surgery when born and suffered other life threatening complications during his fourth dimension in NICU. She works full time in Hr for a media visitor and has been a Consumer Representative with the Commonwealth of australia & New Zealand Neonatal Network (ANZNN) since 2017, and sits on the Clinical Practice Comeback Commission. Through the ANZNN she has been very much focused effectually Family unit Integrated Intendance and supporting and promoting this across both Commonwealth of australia and New Zealand. Through the network she has been given the opportunity to speak from a consumer perspective at several Neonatal Conferences. Having spent pregnant time in infirmary with her son she is very passionate about being a consumer representative and having the ability to accept a voice when it comes to the improvement of care and support for parents with premature babies.

Deborah Knight

Board Director & Ambassador

Deborah Knight, is a well-known Australian journalist and news presenter. She is host of Afternoons on 2GB and 4BC Radio and presents A Current Thing Sabbatum edition on Channel nine. Deborah has been a Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2011. She is always ready to lend her support to events such as our Miracle Moon Walk and awareness campaigns. Deborah has been a Miracle Babies Board Director since 2009.

Danielle Hodgson

Donor Engagement Officer

Danielle is mum to son Owen and William and brings a strong marketing background coming from diverse personal intendance and baby categories. Her previous experience, compassionate nature and adjustability is well suited to Miracle Babies Foundation and she brings with her a wealth of experience in marketing strategy, communications, digital, partnerships and events. Danielle is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Corporate Partners, leading Workplace Giving, strengthening the Regular Giving program forth with various donor engagement initiatives to inform, inspire and engage the wider community with our mission of 'amend, healthier outcomes for premature and sick newborns and their families.'

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David Wall

Ambassador

V8 Supercar Driver David Wall is one of the more recent Ambassadors for Miracle Babies. Ii-time Australian GT champion and son of long-time motorsport identity Des Wall, David'south racing carer for the big part has revolved effectually Porches. He made his V8 Supercars Championship debut at Phillip Island in 2009 finishing 19th and made the step up to full fourth dimension V8 Supercars Championship racing last yr. In 2013 he is lining up for his second season in the Wilson Security Racing Commodore run past Brad Jones Racing in Albury.

Morris Iemma

Past Lath Director

Morris Iemma is a erstwhile fellow member of the New South Wales Parliament including Health Minister and Premier of NSW. He is the father of iv immature children with wife Santina. Morris is the founding Chairman of the Miracle Babies Foundation from 2009 to 2020. Morris has been a Lath Director since 2009.

Geoff Field

Ambassador

Geoff is currently the news manager of 2SER FM and mentors journalism students at the University of Engineering science Sydney. Geoff was the newsreader for The Kyle & Jackie O Show from 2004 to 2010. And from 2010 to 2015, Geoff presented Drive news on 2DAY-FM, including the Hamish & Andy Testify, and the Fifi & Jules drive bear witness. Geoff has been a Miracle Babies Foundation ambassador since 2010. He is an active participant each yr in our Sun-Herald City2Surf team and e'er lends his support to events such as our Annual Ball and Phenomenon Moon Walk.

Karen Pritchard

Workplace Giving Coordinator

Karen has a genuine and passionate drive to help others. It'southward with an abundance of positive energy she takes on fifty-fifty the largest challenge and reinvents collaboration and engagement to somehow get an extra hour out of each and every day. Rumour has information technology Karen listens to heaps of sound books and enjoys camping and glamping around our cute country. Having lived experience with disability, the NDIS and an affluence of allied health service providers, no mountain is high plenty to keep this lady down. Supporting and connecting people with life enriching resource is one of the things that feeds her energy and motivation to make good in this earth.

Tina Parker

NurtureProgram Officer - Services

Tina is a mum of three children, all of which accept spent time in either a SCN or a NICU. Her son Joshua spent a short time in Fairfield Hospital SCN. Son Damen was born at 35 weeks and spent two weeks also in Fairfield Hospital, and her girl Emmason was born at thirty weeks and spent vi weeks in Liverpool Hospital NICU. Tina has been involved with Miracle Babies Foundation since 2006 as a volunteer and became a staff member in 2018 and is very passionate about our cause.

David Farr

Past Board Manager

David Farr has over 20 years' of international banking experience having worked in London at Merrill Lynch International and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. David is currently the Managing Director of the Asset Finance Grouping at the Commonwealth Depository financial institution of Australia. David is a Chartered Accountant and Member of the Australian Establish of Company Directors. David is married with 2 daughters and has been a Lath Director since 2015.

Alf Paranihi

Administrator

Traffic reporter Alf (Alfie P) is a familiar voice and confront to hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers on Mix1065, WSFM, The Border, 2SM, 2GO, Body of water FM, New FM, 2HD and Sunrise as the middle in the sky reporting on Sydney'southward roads. Alf has been a Phenomenon Babies Foundation ambassador since 2010. He is an active participant each year in our Sun-Herald City2Surf squad. Alf has toured the NICU, coming together families and always lends his support to events such as our Annual Ball and Golf Day.

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Madeline Pussell

NurtureProgram & Community Officeholder

I was built-in in 2001 prematurely at just 30 weeks, weighing 1585 grams. I spent 6 weeks in the NICU at Liverpool Hospital and my family built many wonderful relationships with the amazing NICU staff which still keep to exercise this day. I am studying Primary Schoolhouse Teaching at Academy. I have grown up with Phenomenon Babies Foundation and am very passionate virtually helping and supporting not only simply the parents but as well those born early or sick as they abound and develop. My role is supporting the community with events and fundraising and providing resources to hospitals and families. I am very thankful to be able to be role of such a positive affect on many families and sharing my story tin can give hope to others. I have been attention and volunteering at Miracle Babies events since its inception and have made so many amazing connections. My blood brother Marcus was born at 25 weeks and passed away at ii days former from his farthermost prematurity. I was only two years old when I got to briefly meet him and hold him in Liverpool Hospital NICU, and each twenty-four hour period I take a brother that I don't get to abound up with. Marcus' surviving twin Cerise is a joy in our family. I am blessed to take such a caring and fabulous sister likewise every bit a gorgeous brother who was born at 38 weeks, Liam. I am so proud to be part of Miracle Babies and support the organisation's vision of 'better, healthier outcomes' – I am living that vision!

Vic Lorusso

Former Ambassador

Traffic reporter Vic Lorusso is one of Sydney'south almost recognised TV and Radio personalities. He pioneered airborne traffic reporting in Commonwealth of australia for the TEN Network in 2002. Vic was a Miracle Babies Foundation administrator from May 2007. Equally an emcee and auctioner Vic's ability to engage large crowds, was pivitol to the fundraising success of our events. Vic has toured the NICU, meeting families and also appeared in our customs service announcement in 2009. "I had the pleasance of visiting the premature and sick babies at Liverpool Hospital. To come across these babies was a life changing experience I will never forget. It breaks my heart to see these precious little babies and their families go through so much heartache. I'm very proud to have been an ambassador for Miracle Babies Foundation."

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Jackie O

Former Ambassador

Jackie O is co-host of Australia's number 1 breakfast prove - The Kyle and Jackie O Show. A household name, Jackie is an laurels-winning radio and television host who is famous for her manner, both on-air, and off. Jackie was a proud Miracle Babies Foundation administrator since September 2006. She helped launched our parent support plan, NurtureTime at Liverpool Hospital, touring the NICU and meeting families. Jackie has attended many of our functions, including our first cocktail party whilst pregnant with baby Kitty. When you phone call our head function or parent support line, yous may be greeted past Jackie O who lent her voice for our recorded messages and on hold information.

Megan Norbury

NurtureProgram Back up Worker, WA

After many years of travelling around the land with my Navy husband, we have at present settled in Perth to be close to family. For years I have wanted to 'give back' and back up families who are walking a like journey to the one I did (twice). After discovering the work that Phenomenon Babies practice, I started every bit a volunteer at NurtureTime and now delighted to accept on the function of NurtureProgram Support Worker. After caring for other people's children as an Early on Childhood Teacher, I decided the time was correct to take one of my own. Afterward what I thought was an uneventful pregnancy, Angus was born via emergency C section at 28+2 weeks due to astringent IUGR. After the ups and downs of the NICU he came dwelling, only to render to the PICU where he required a tracheostomy which he had for 11 months. After many years trying to excogitate again and many miscarriages (including an angel at nineteen weeks), I became pregnant with a babe that was not expected to survive. After a very stressful pregnancy and weeks in hospital I had Saxon at 28+iv weeks due to severe IUGR. Another roller coaster journey and he eventually came home afterward xvi weeks, continuing on oxygen for half dozen months.

Olivia Sheen

Accounts Assistant

I was born in 2001, weighing 2,535 grams at 36+5 weeks. I went blue every bit shortly as I was born and was taken to the SCN. After a week or so I was diagnosed with a congenital centre defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. I had open eye surgery at vi weeks old and once again at 14 months old. It was a very scary time for my family, who had to lean on each other for support. I take volunteered at Miracle Babies fundraising events since 2010, when my mum started working at the Foundation every bit the National Accounts Manager. My role at Phenomenon Babies is Accounts Banana, where I help out with compliance at the Foundation. I am in my starting time twelvemonth of University studying Secondary Teaching. It is so wonderful to work with such an amazing bunch of dedicated people, helping babies who are born sick or premature, as well as their families, and watching them grow up to become healthy young adults like me.

Natalie Merida

NurtureProgram Support Worker, NT & Consumer Representative

Natalie is passionate nearly ensuring voices of families are heard and considered in the research and the delivery and delivery of health services. She believes that research into premature and sick babies is fundamental to helping: - understand the short to long term effects of prematurity; and - how we tin improve outcomes for these babies and their families. Natalie is mum to ex 29 weeker twins and lives in Darwin. The twins, now 6 (and wild) experienced diverse medical challenges due to their prematurity and were in and out of infirmary during their early years. As a result of her family unit's experience, she is now dedicated to helping other families with loftier chance babies and the wellness professionals that care for these families. Since 2015 she has worked part-fourth dimension for the Miracle Babies Foundation providing peer to peer support to families of premature and ill newborns. She sits on several health advisory committees (local and national) equally a consumer representative on the ANZNN, Co-Chair of the PSANZ Consumer Advisory Committee, and consumer representative on Top Cease Health Services (TEHS) Health Advisory Committee and TEHS Clinical Innovation and Research Committee. To complement her consumer work, she is studying part time a graduate diploma in Health Research at Charles Darwin University. She likewise works as Snr Executive Officer, Policy and Governance in the NT Public Service and prior to that worked every bit an Exhibition Coordinator for an national art exhibition.

Andrea Hendry

Consumer Representative

Andrea Hendry Co-Founded Miracle Babies Foundation in 2005. Whilst working at the Liverpool Public Hospital in NSW Haemodialysis unit equally a Registered Nurse, Andrea went into early on labour at 28 weeks and delivered her first son Steven at Liverpool Hospital. This hospital became more than a work place, it became home for the next ten ½ weeks. Her premature labour was idea to be Polyhydramnios (the production of likewise much amniotic fluid and she has a family history of premature births). 3 years later she became pregnant with her second child and was able to deliver Aiden at 30 weeks. He was discharged home after a 6 week stay. Liverpool Public Hospital was a significant place in Andrea's life, it was a valued work place for her nursing career and also every bit volunteer in Newborn Care. Andrea worked in the development of the NurtureProgram while helping to develop NurtureTime and piloting the first NurtureGroup - helping to fix the phase to what is at present a national program. Her position of Applied Back up Coordinator gave her the opportunity to program and implement all things applied. For example: while working with the Nursing Unit of measurement manager and Paediatric Occupational and Physio Therapist she helped to customise items and develop new sewing and knitting items used in the Newborn Care Unit of measurement. Andrea is an ardent vocalisation for awareness of the ongoing needs and problems of premature and sick newborns. She spoke at the NSW Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Briefing in Sydney Oct 2009 with her speech "Taking my Premature Infant Home". She has presented at Sydney's College of Nursing in Burwood, NSW every bit well every bit the Annual Development Conference at Liverpool Public Hospital on the Sensory Processing Problems of these children. She has spoken at other venues with the purpose of customs awareness or to gain support. In 2010, Andrea was voted Volunteer of the Yr for Urban center of Liverpool, NSW. After a brusk intermission Andrea returned to the function of NurtureProgram Support Worker, running the NurtureGroup Brisbane in Paddington and NurtureTime at the Majestic Brisbane Women's Hospital in Brisbane QLD from May 2019 to May 2021. Andrea is passionate about support and better, healthier long term outcomes for families.

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Olivia Markis

Volunteer and Office Coordinator

Olivia is mum to Phenomenon twins, Ethan and Mary. Ethan and Mary were born at 27 weeks. Information technology was then sad and an emotional time not knowing what was happening with little agreement of why and how this happened. With the support of Miracle Babies, Olivia and her family were able to stay strong. The twins are now seven years old and thriving. Olivia is passionate about her position with Miracle Babies every bit the Role and Volunteer Coordinator. Olivia is proud to be a part of the team and supporting other families.

Alyce Farrugia

NurtureProgram Support Worker, VIC

Alyce gave birth to identical twin girls at 24+1 weeks gestation due to TTTS. Maddison, born at 667g, spent 118 days in NICU and Paige, born at 495g, passed away shortly after the nativity. Maddison had a very tumultuous time in hospital and Alyce regularly attended the back up groups that were run for current NICU families. She found talking to experienced premmie mums and dads so valuable. After Maddison was discharged, Alyce institute the just Melbourne Miracle Babies NurtureGroup and began attending. After 2 years she started coordinating the grouping and volunteering for the Miracle Babies PBC expo. Maddison has experienced many life long hurdles from her premature nascency, including being deaf, and Alyce has found that her range of experience in the premature nativity journeying actually helps her to connect with other prem parents and support them in their ain journey. Alyce has since gone on to have two full term daughters.

Anne Marie Kennedy

NurtureProgram Support Worker, Western Sydney NSW

Anne Marie is mum to Seamus 5 and Ella 3. Ella was born with Down's syndrome at 36 weeks and spent three weeks in the Grace Ward at The Children's Infirmary, Westmead, every bit she required surgery on her intestine. Ella was also born with two holes in her centre only thankfully they closed naturally earlier she was 2. Anne Marie was very grateful for all the dearest and back up she received from volunteers and staff while she was at the Grace Ward and is passionate about helping others on their NICU journeying equally she is very aware of how overwhelming the experience can be.

Philippa Grimston

NurtureProgram Support Worker, WA

Philippa is Mum to three children, 2 of which have spent fourth dimension in either a SCN or NICU. Her son Tristan was born at 37 weeks with Strep B and spent a short time in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Infirmary SCN. At 6 weeks of historic period, Tristan contracted Bacterial Meningitis and spent time at The Prince Charles Infirmary earlier beingness transferred to RBWH NICU, where he spent 6 weeks. Tristan has contracted Meningitis v times in total and suffers from an immune deficiency. Tristan has experienced many life long hurdles with the later on affects of Meningitis including Epilepsy, Language and Motor delays, ADHD, Dyslexia, Cordial Dysplasia and Optic Nervus hypoplasia. Matteo was born at 39 weeks with Mast Cell illness and Inflammation Bowel Disease and has spent a week in Perth Children's Infirmary SCN. Philippa has been involved with Miracle Babies Foundation for the past 7 years every bit a volunteer and became a staff member in 2015 and again returning back in 2021. Philippa is very passionate virtually supporting families who accept been in NICU and SCN.

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