| Specialty | Neonatal care |
|---|---|
| Location | Ground floor, Sherborne building |
| Clinical matron | June Swanton |
| Sister / Charge nurse | Analiza Patangui |
| Visiting hours | Please contact the unit |
| Contact details | 01256 313686 |
Directions and accessibility guide
Parents have open access to the neonatal unit. Relatives and friends are able to visit - please contact the unit for details. During a baby's stay in the neonatal unit, parents can telephone the unit at anytime but for confidentiality reasons we do not give out information to anyone other than the baby's parents and carers.
Our neonatal unit consists of a total of 14 cots and some of these cots are designated for babies needing more intensive care.
Items that parents need to bring in for their babies are nappies, cotton wool and if they wish, a small washable toy.
Breastfeeding support is given by all staff and there is a designated sister for feeding advice. Mums are shown how to express their breast milk and to establish breast feeding when baby is ready to feed.
The unit has limited parent accommodation and can offer overnight stays for parents who are preparing for discharge home*, establishing feeds or when the flat is vacant we can offer this to any parents wishing to be closer to their baby. (*Please note that priority will be given to those ready for discharge.) In the summer months, parents can sit out on the patio attached to the neonatal unit. There is a family support worker in the neonatal team who is available to provide support for families during their stay.
All babies who are nursed on the neonatal unit for more than 48 hours receive hearing screening (see www.screening.nhs.uk - neonatal hearing screening).
Click here for the paediatric audiology department.
Some extreme premature babies have specialised eye checks.
There is a follow up clinic for babies born at 32 weeks and below held on children's outpatients on G floor.
| Specialty | Neonatal care |
|---|---|
| Location | Lower floor, Florence Portal House |
| Clinical matron | Sharon Stone |
| Sister / Charge nurse | Raewyn Twaddle |
| Visiting hours | Please contact the ward |
| Contact details | 01962 824200 |
Directions and accessibility guide
Parents have open access to the neonatal unit. Relatives and friends are able to visit - please contact the unit for details. During a baby's stay in the neonatal unit, parents can telephone the unit at anytime but for confidentiality reasons we do not give out information to anyone other than the baby's parents and carers.
Our neonatal unit consists of a total of 12 cots and some of these cots are designated for babies needing more intensive care.
Items that parents need to bring in for their babies are nappies, cotton wool and if they wish, a small washable toy.
Breastfeeding support is given by all staff and there is a designated sister for feeding advice. Mums are shown how to express their breast milk and to establish breast feeding when baby is ready to feed.
Please click here for details of our new monthly support group.
Our Neonatal Units are part of the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network and provide care for babies from 30 weeks gestation and 1kg (approximately 2lb 3oz) in weight. Babies born earlier, or who need more specialised, intensive or surgical care will be transferred to a tertiary Neonatal Unit and usually, we arrange this with Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton or Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, dependent on their capacity. Our aim is to keep parents fully involved and together with their babies.
Families in our Neonatal Units are well supported by teams of Paediatric Doctors, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, Neonatal Nurses and Nursery Nurses providing 24 hour cover, as well as Allied Health Professionals, such as Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, who have specialised knowledge of neonatal development. Neonatal eye checks and hearing screening are provided.
Both units have some accommodation for parents to stay with their baby in preparation for discharge and to support parents establishing breastfeeding or to stay close to their baby. Individual feeding support is provided within both units, including the use of breast pumps for parents who wish to establish breastfeeding.
Here at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we uphold the values of Family Integrated Care. Parental input is supported from the time of admission, and parents are encouraged to participate in the daily ward rounds, conducted by the Medical and Nursing and Allied Health teams, to discuss their baby’s care. Both units are friendly and caring, and we support parents in making choices for their baby by providing information and advice.
