The news brought back all the terrifying feelings of being in the neonatal intensive care unit last year. When Kelly O’Dwyer-Manuel heard Ontario was grappling with a surge in sick babies needing intensive care, she got teary-eyed and took to Twitter to call for change. As Ontario faces an unanticipated surge in sick babies needing intensive care, some doctors and parents say the government should be providing better funding and long-term planning to deal with the issue. Ontario’s Level 3 neonatal intensive care units (NICU), which care for the most fragile newborns, have been struggling with an “unusual” surge in demand since early August, Ontario health officials say. Efforts are underway to ensure there is enough capacity, and officials say all babies have received required care so far.

Source: thestar August 25, 2017 21:45 UTC