Émilie Thivierge

Neonatal Follow-Up

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Working with children is a real source of joy for me because they are curious, genuine, and full of life. I love being able to help them reach their full potential.

Hospital information

Academic appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University

Clinical focus

Neonatal follow up clinic
Pediatric wards

Education

University

Bachelor in Physiotherapy, Université de Montréal
MDCM, St. Matthew’s University
In progress: Doctorate in clinical and biomedical sciences with a concentration in Clinical Ethics, Université de Montréal

Residency

General Pediatrics, CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal

Fellowship

Neonatal Follow Up, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill

Fun fact about me

I’m a big fan of the outdoors and other activities that let me push my limits!

Neonatal Follow-Up

Research

Research interests

The goal of my research is to better understand the perspectives of parents whose children are hospitalized in the neonatal unit, in order to better support them in their family plans—whatever those may be—and to help the children reach their full potential.

Family important outcomes
Function over diagnoses
Prematurity
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
HIE

Selected publications

Thivierge E, Luu TM, Bourque CJ, Duquette LA, Pearce R, Jaworski M, Barrington KJ, Synnes A, Janvier A.
Guilt and regret experienced by parents of children born extremely preterm. Journal of Pediatrics, December 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36463935/
Janvier A, Bourque CJ, Pearce R, Thivierge E, Duquette LA, Barrington K, Synnes A, Church P, Luu TM.
Fragility and resilience : parental perspectives on the impacts of extreme prematurity. Archives of Disease in Childhood, March 2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36997307/
Thivierge E, Luu TM, Bourque CJ, Barrington K, Pearce R, Jaworksi M, Janvier A. Pulmonary important outcomes after extremely preterm birth: parental perspectives. Acta Paediatrica, May 2023. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36815277/
Thivierge, E, Luu, TM, Bourque, CJ, Pearce, R, Jaworski, M, Barrington, KJ, Duquette, LA, & Janvier, A (2025). Function over diagnoses: parents of extremely preterm infants give recommendations to clinicians about their information needs. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328249
Thivierge E, Luu TM, Rosenbaum P, Church PT, Pearce R, Janvier A. Looking beyond diagnoses to functioning: using the F words and personalizing care in neonatology. Semin Perinatol. October 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40537363/
Demers C, Luu TM, Glegg S, Afifi J, Pearce R, Thivierge E, Janvier A. Measuring family-important outcomes in large neonatal networks: where we are and where we need to go. Semin Perinatol. November 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40998614/