Shusannah has dedicated the last 15 years to building the Life's Little Treasures Foundation up to what is now considered to be one of the leading national premature birth charities in Australia. Her passion and motivation is driven by her own experience, her daughter being born at 25 weeks weighing just 880 grams.She has been instrumental in working alongside health providers in both the hospital and community sectors, to introduce programs and services to families, to ensure a total family-centered care approach. Shusannah is committed to raising awareness of the complexities of premature birth. She takes part on medical advisory panels, research, is a speaker, author She's a proud recipient of the Pride of Australia AwardThe Impact 25 award 2019LLTF is Australia’s foremost charity dedicated to providing support, friendship and information, specifically tailored for families of premature or sick babies.The Foundation’s services are available in hospitals (neonatal and special care units) and in the community when families come home.It was founded in 2005 by parents, all of whom had a sick or premature baby. They realised how important it was for families to have access to information and a community to support them. Having a child that is sick or premature can be a very traumatic rollercoaster ride and the Foundation strives to give families the support and assistance they need.The Life’s Little Treasures Foundation believes that providing information and education to parents & professionals is key to providing best outcomes for premature and sick babies and most importantly enables families to become their child’s advocate
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