#MyNeonatal Story with Ola of Colourful Beginnings
Ola is a wife and mother to 2 daughters, born at 23 and 29 weeks respectively. Her first daughter spent nine months in five different hospitals and came home on oxygen and a feeding tube requiring several follow up appointments. Seeing how tedious, mentally, physically, and emotionally draining the experience of having a preemie baby was for herself, her family and other families she encountered, it became imperative to have a support group for families of preemie and sick babies where ideas, experiences, challenges and solutions can be shared.
She began Colorful Beginnings a month after her second daughter was born, which empowers and supports families in the NICU, raises awareness of their challenges and provides care packages to families in hospital.
The entire purpose of Colourful Beginnings is to bring Love, Hope and Support to families of premature and sick babies in NICU and beyond. As she knows too well that the journey does not end after discharge from NICU.
For more information on Ola’s work visit her website https://colourfulbeginnings.com/about-us/ and follow her on Instagram @colourfulbeginnings.
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#MyNeonatal Story is a 6-part series podcast curated by the Early Birth Foundation to celebrate World Prematurity Day 2021. Follow us on Instagram @ebfnig for more free resources
World Prematurity Day is celebrated annually on the 17th of November to raise awareness of the challenges and burden of preterm birth globally. The day was initiated by @EFCNI and partnering European parent organisations in 2008. Countless individuals and organisations from more than 100 countries join forces with activities, special events and commit to action to help address preterm births and improve the situation of babies and their families.
The date 17 November was chosen at the first EFCNI Parent Organisations Meeting in Rome, Italy. That day, one of the founding members of EFCNI became the proud father of a daughter, after having lost his triplets due to preterm birth. A new awareness day was born.
#WorldPrematurityDay2021
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