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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Jesse Kilfoil in IWK NICU

Jesse Kilfoil

When Morgan’s water broke 11 weeks early in August 2023, neither she nor her partner, Brennan, could have predicted what their premature baby boy, Jesse, would have to overcome.

Photo of Kin Club members

Kin Club of Nashwaaksis

The Kin Club of Nashwaaksis is a non-profit organization based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Bailey Erb, IWK patient

Bailey Erb

While pregnant with her second child in 2011, medical staff at Vanessa Erb’s local hospital in New Brunswick detected an abnormality with her baby’s heart during a routine ultrasound.

Methuli Sonnadara, IWK patient

Methuli Sonnadara

When Meuni became pregnant for the first time, she knew there would be some unknowns about what to expect, but nothing could prepare her for what would happen early on. 

Ryder Stuthard, IWK patient

Ryder Stuthard

Brenda was 28 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to the IWK in September 2020 after being diagnosed with preeclampsia. It’s a serious blood pressure condition that can develop during pregnancy and cause many complications, which it did.