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Parafricta® Baby Nests for a premature baby
The Parafricta® Baby Nests have been developed and created to help protect the delicate skin of your premature baby. The NICU at St. Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey contacted APA Parafricta with a problem – how could they incorporate the unique properties of Parafricta® into the Baby Nests that were used on the unit? They had…
Bliss announces new partnership with Tesco
Bliss the special care baby charity is thrilled to announce that we are working with Tesco who are supporting our Family Support Helpline. Tesco’s new brand – Tesco Loves Baby, which will be in-store from 9 January 2013 providing parents with the help they need, when they need it most. Becoming a parent is a…
Bliss launches video for World Prematurity Day
This Saturday, 17 November is World Prematurity Day and Bliss has produced a video detailing real life stories to bring hope to families of premature babies all around the world. Every year 15 million babies are born too soon around the globe, around 60,000 right here in the UK. This year Bliss have joined together…
Sparks Bump Campaign
Sparks, the UK’s leading children’s medical research charity, has launched an awareness raising campaign to highlight the need for funding into medical research for serious conditions affecting babies, children and mums-to-be. The Sparks Bump Campaign The bump campaign is highlighting a severe lack of funding into paediatric research, allowing 3000 babies to die before their…
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The Sick Children’s Trust – share how they support families
There is a no more worrying or distressing time for a parent than when a child is ill and they are miles away from them. Equally, for the child, a hospital can be a lonely and frightening place. Believing that having parents on our hand, close by during treatments would benefit a child’s recovery, paediatric…
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UK MUM Award – the story behind the awards
The UK Mum Award (Maternity Unit Miracles) has recognised the life-saving achievements of the maternity teams across the UK. There stories of how they saves the lives of “miracle babies” and who nominated the unit can be read here. Thirteen maternity unit teams were the deserving recipients of team UK MUM award after the grateful…
Small Wonders DVD for families with a premature or sick baby
A new national initiative Small Wonders Change Programme has been launched to enable every family of a sick or premature baby to be at the cornerstone of their baby’s care in ways that can help to improve health outcomes. UK-based child health charity Best Beginnings, working with six medical Royal College, UNICEF and more than…
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Key research breakthrough on feeding of premature vulnerable babies
The way premature babies are fed in hospitals could be set to change following the results of a research programme – funded by children’s charity Action Medical Research* High-risk premature babies are vulnerable to severe bowel problems, which has led previously to a tendency to delay the start of milk feeds. Babies who are born…
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Question: Weaning a premature baby
Q: “My baby was born at 30 weeks and is now 16 weeks old (corrected age six weeks). I’d like some advice on when to start him on solids. He takes between 6-9oz of milk 3-4 hourly at present.” A: As with babies born at full term, the answer to your question is to go with…
Question: Position of baby’s head
Q: “I am currently 30+ weeks pregnant with my second child. I went for a routine check up with my midwife (but did not see my usual midwife). She informed me that she could feel 4/5 of the baby and that the baby’s head is in my pelvis, but not engaged. I panicked and was…
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