For her 30th birthday, Saab Magalona decided to give back through an intimate charity event held for premature babies in a public hospital in Quezon City last Sunday, November 25.
“Best way to spend my 30th birthday: spent the afternoon at East Avenue Medical Center to give donations to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and to the mothers of NICU babies! I partnered up with Lisamarie Santos, the admin of a FB group that really helped me through trying times: NICU Families and Preemie Support Group,” shared Saab.
Best way to spend my 30th birthday: spent the afternoon at East Ave Medical Center to give donations to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and to the mothers of NICU babies! I partnered up with Lisamarie Santos, the admin of a FB group that really helped me through trying times: pic.twitter.com/FL9SbpQvKR
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
NICU Families and Preemie Support Group. It’s #PrematurityAwarenessMonth and we got lactation specialist Abbie Yabot to give a breastfeeding and newborn care talk for new mothers! I encourage mothers of premature babies and those who went through a NICU experience to find
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
support by joining our Facebook group!☺️ Thank you so much to our volunteers from Kythe Foundation for helping out and thanks to @jimbacarro for the documentation!❤️
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
Aside from inviting pediatrics specialists to give a talk, Saab also partnered with brands specializing in baby products to donate clothing, accessories, and diapers for infants. As for the mothers, she donated two boxes of electric breast pumps to be utilized in the hospital.
“Breastmilk is so important, especially for premature babies, so expressing milk while the neonates are too small to actually latch will make sure milk production won’t stop. So happy! Thank you so much!” wrote the Cheats vocalist, who came with her supportive husband, Jim Bacarro.
A big thank you to our friends from @smbabiesfashion for donating boxes of newborn clothes, swaddles, booties, mittens, and cloth diapers! The East Ave Medical Center NICU ward has a capacity of 70-80 babies but right now they have about 110! pic.twitter.com/dBORJwBi0t
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
Some babies (the healthier ones) have to share bassinets😞 They are also way understaffed with 1 nurse taking care of 10-15 babies. This is why we are grateful for your donations, big or small! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/mqIeaMBCT7
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
Thank you to the doctors (especially to Dra Quimbo and Dra Diploma) for taking the time to show us around. If you’d like to donate, you may contact East Ave Medical Center directly! They are in need of newborn diapers and tube tops for Kangaroo Mother Care 💕
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
When I learned that the East Ave Medical Center’s NICU ward only had 1 breast pump for the mothers of 100+ babies, I immediately contacted my friend Jenna from #PhilipsAvent and they sent over some electric breast pumps to donate to the hospital! pic.twitter.com/VYsuysHxcQ
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
Breastmilk is sooo important, especially for premature babies, so expressing milk while the neonates are too small to actually latch will make sure milk production won’t stop! So happy!! Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #PrematurityAwarenessMonth pic.twitter.com/2N1Rf6TyUp
— Saab (@saabmagalona) November 25, 2018
Francis Magalona’s daughter went through a rough time earlier this year after losing one of her twin babies due to pregnancy complications. Fortunately, her baby boy survived and is now in perfect health. The unico hijo was named after Saab’s late grandfather, Pancho Magalona.
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