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Feeding your preterm baby on NICU Feeding is so much more than just provision of nutrients, it will help build relationship with your baby and help you
When changing your baby, try to make sure your baby is on a surface at waist height.
Can I find out the sex of my baby?
Can I have my baby in a midwife-led birth unit?
you choose, consider asking someone who is well to feed your baby.
After your baby is born, your Health Visitor will be involved in the care of you and you baby
The healthy baby boy, weighing in at 7lb 8oz, was born at 7:52pm. The family are carefully considering names.
We have a range of facilities including intensive care, also known as the special care baby unit or newborn intensive care unit (NICU).
When you go home, you can expect a visit from a community midwife, who will continue your care ensuring both you and your baby are well.
to our maternity care, there is a range of support available at: Sands (baby loss and family support) Tommys (baby loss and support) Cruse (bereavement
For more information on caring for your baby, see our maternity leaflets and information.
Jaundice: This is a treatable condition in a new born baby.
maternity care from the first time they see a clinician or midwife, through to the care provided at home in the weeks following the arrival of their baby
It can be beneficial to keep your baby in skin to skin contact from birth until after your baby has had its first breastfeed.
What if my baby needs treatment?
Can we see a photograph of the baby?
Q: Are the postnatal beds at Stroud used by people who have had their baby elsewhere?
Skin-to-skin videos Here are some great videos on skin-to-skin and meeting your baby for the first time.
A home heartbeat monitor or doppler cannot tell you if your baby is well, but your midwife can.