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. 

Take a virtual tour of our Neonatal Unit

Our 3D tour enables you to ‘visit’ the ward and get a better understanding of what to expect if your child needs neonatal care. You can watch it in one go or look around the area at your own pace. Information tags have been added to explain the different areas of the unit and the equipment used.

Trigger warning: If you are a parent or carer and wish to use the virtual tours to explore the Neonatal Unit where your baby was cared for, please make sure you are in a safe space and feel emotionally ready to revisit the unit. Some parents have told us that revisiting the unit, even years down the line, can bring back emotional memories, so please take care.