The Montreal Children's Hospital

We are always pleased to hear from families and patients about their experiences at the Montreal Children's Hospital. If you'd like to share your story with us, please let us know. We publish new stories from time to time in this section of the site.

A mother’s instinct

Mrs. Perreault’s instinct has often proven to be very good. A week before her baby was born, she remembers having a very strong feeling that she would give birth to a girl. Little did she know that one week later, at only 24 weeks into her pregnancy, she would indeed give birth to a girl. But being born so prematurely meant that her baby was now facing a fight for her life. In the months that followed, at a very critical moment, her mother’s instincts would prove right again.

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Parents express thanks

Once in a while, the MCH receives a special gift that warms our hearts, and makes us beleive in what we do. Here's one of them.

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Letter from a mom

Alexis Gauthier has been an MCH patient since July 25, 2007. He spent much of his first year in hospital, undergoing a number of operations, and this year, surgeons will try a new combination of surgeries which they hope will allow Alexis to start school next year on a level playing field with his classmates. This is his story.

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A heart needs mending

Thomas Aunos was just four-and-a-half months old when he made his first trip to the emergency room at The Montreal Children’s Hospital for a high fever.

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A Family Breathes Easier with the Help of MCH Specialists

Baby Élodie Roncière was just a few months old when her parents started noticing subtle sounds and behaviours that seemed out of the ordinary. “We started realizing that when she cried, she sounded like she was choking, and when she ate, she was having trouble swallowing,” says her mother, Lucie.

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