The Neonatal Unit
The Neonatal Unit (NNU) cares for babies requiring special care, whether it is due to prematurity, illness at delivery, or health problems during the baby’s stay at hospital.
The unit has 20 cots - four of those are intensive care cots, six are high dependency cots and ten are special care cots.
The Neonatal Unit is on the 3rd floor of the BEACH Building (B12) at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
If your baby has to stay in the Neonatal Unit we will work with the immediate family and/or carers to meet his or her specific needs. The facilities at the special baby unit include two overnight rooms with en-suite shower, one side room, four on unit/isolation rooms that parents can stay in alongside their baby, a shower room, expressing room, and a family room.
The unit has open visiting for parents and siblings. Other visiting is 2:30pm-6pm.
Twins and Multiple Births
Sources for parents expecting twins, triplets or more:
https://maternitymattersdorset.nhs.uk/pregnant/multiple/
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/multiple-pregnancy-having-more-than-one-baby/
https://www.twinstrust.org/ – This was formally known as TAMBA
https://twinstrust.org/let-us-help/pregnancy-and-birth/finding-out/pregnancy-countdown-tool.html
https://web.bestbeginnings.org.uk/web/videos/twins-or-more
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/giving-birth-to-twins/
HYPNOBIRTHING
https://www.mindfulmamma.co.uk/online-hypnobirthing-classes/
Facebook for local group information https://www.facebook.com/groups/93856536869/
SLEEPING
https://twinstrust.org/let-us-help/parenting/under-1s/sleep.html
https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/twins/
https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/8-twins-factsheet-2017.pdf
FOR DADS
Children’s centres offer a selection of support and activity groups to children under 5. To find your
local children’s centre please visit www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/childrens-centres
Parental rights & responsibilities www.gov.uk/parental-rights-responsibilities
Maternity Bereavement Support
For information and support relating to bereavement please select this link http://www.springsupport.org.uk/.
If you would like more information on the hospital chaplaincy team then please visit https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/visit/facilities/chaplaincy
Patient Information Films
Breastfeeding information: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoflLgxNjBdyr7i2Zx-ArwTEU2PwXWgf4
Breastfeeding information - hand expressing:
Caesarean Section as a Private Patient
If you wish to book, or discuss, a caesarean section as a private patient , please contact the Poole Hospital Private Healthcare office on 0300 019 8191 or visit the website at http://www.pooleprivatehealthcare.co.uk/
