MK Neonatal Unit by Neonatal Padlet

Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Network

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Milton Keynes is one of 14 neonatal units in the Thames Valley and Wessex Network working together to provide the best neonatal care for our babies and families.

Basic Life Support training

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This is a video to teach you how to safely administer resus to your little one. All families will be offered face to face basic life support training prior to discharge with our specially trained staff.

A dad's blog about discharge day from a neonatal unit

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Neonatal Community Team

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Our team of neonatal community nurses may follow you up after discharge if you and your baby need additional support. This leaflet explains who they follow up and how they can support you.

Responsive Bottle Feeding

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Information to guide your choice of formula and advice on responsive bottle feeding

Transferring closer to home

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This video explains the process of being transferred back to your local neonatal unit to continue your care. It includes some stories from families who have experienced this neonatal journey.

Transferring closer to home leaflet

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This leaflet explains what repatriation is and the process of getting you and your baby back to your local neonatal unit.

SoNET Transport Team

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This is the transport team who are specialised in the retrieval and repatriation of you and your baby.

Travelling with your baby

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Travelling with your baby in the ambulance or making your own way to the neonatal unit.

SoNET information leaflet

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How are neonatal units different

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Explaining the different types of neonatal unit and why your baby may be moved between units

Milton Keynes Hospital Charity

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Set up to raise money to improve hospital experiences for patients, families and staff using our services. They have been a fantastic support to the Neonatal Unit year after year.

Emily's Star

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A local family set up this charity and continue to support our families on the neonatal unit with beautiful gift boxes full of practical and special items when a baby is born here and needs neonatal care.

Rainbow Trust Charity

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Support for you, your baby and your family.

PEEPS charity

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A This charity supports families whose little one has suffered from HIE (hypoxic ischaemic event).

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia charity

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This charity supports families whose little one was born with a CDH (congenital diaphragmatic hernia).

You are the most important person in your baby's care

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How to be fully involved in your baby's care

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Nappy changing

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There is a useful video at the end of all the information on how to change a nappy - you do not always need to apply barrier cream if your babies private area is starting to look a bit pink then this is the optimum time to apply some cream.

Nappy changing for preterm babies

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Changing your babies nappy who was born prematurely may need to be paced depending on your babies response to handling, ensuring that you do not raise their legs or feet and watching for cues from them on how they are coping with you changing them.

Sleep and Night time

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Sleeping resources

Safe Sleeping

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Safe sleeping

Bliss support

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Bliss is a national website with information and support for parents

Parent-Infant Foundation

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Supporting specialised parent-infant relationships

Dad Pad

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The essential guide for new Dads.

A personal perspective of becoming a parent

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Baby blues and postnatal depression

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Postnatal depression in men

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Perinatal mental health

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Listen to a dad's neonatal story

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Knowing about vaccinations

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Follow up appointments at home

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Follow up appointments in hospital

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Respiratory Illnesses

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What to look out for with RSV and Bronchiolitis in your baby. When to worry and what to do.

Soothing a crying baby

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Helpful tips on how to sooth your baby and know when to get extra help.

ICON

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ICON offers advice and support for you and your new born

Additional support

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Welcome leaflet

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Information about our neonatal unit, visiting and contact details

MKUH

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All the information you need to know about our hospital at Milton Keynes

Day 5 blood spot

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Newborn blood spot screening involves taking a blood sample to find out if your baby has 1 of 9 rare but serious health conditions.

Medical conditions

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This link covers medical conditions found on the neonatal unit, some babies may never have any of these conditions so we advise only reading about them if your baby has had a diagnosis.

What if my baby is born early or poorly?

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Premature baby

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Premature baby

Equipment on the neonatal unit

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Getting going with expressing and breast feeding

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Lots of advice and videos about all aspects of feeding and expressing

Looking after your expressing kit

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Clear step by step guide to looking after your expressing kit

Breastfeeding

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Breast feeding resources

Breast feeding on the neonatal unit

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Expressing your milk and getting breast feeding off to a good start with a baby on the neonatal unit can be hard. Find lots of advice and support here.

What is Kangaroo Care (Skin to skin) ?

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Building relationships

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Building relationships

Skin to skin standing transfer guide

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Communicating with my preterm baby

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Expressing Your Breast Milk

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Hand Expressing

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What is the padlet for?

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The padlet is a one-stop neonatal resource library coproduced with families for families.

Vcreate

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Ask the team about signing up to receive photos and videos when you are not able to be on the neonatal unit. : https://www.vcreate.tv/diaries

Lots of tips and resources

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Another padlet created by the Neonatal Psychology Team to support you and all your family during and after a stay on the neonatal unit

Newborn Hearing Screening

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Find out more about this screening for all newborn babies

Newborn examination

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All babies have this examination, if your baby is on the neonatal unit this will be done by the medical team at the right time for your baby

Breast Feeding

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A Guide to bottle feeding

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What if my baby is born early or poorly?

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Dads do NICU too

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Stories shared by men who have had babies on the neonatal unit for different reasons, different lengths of time and different years.

Dad's do skin to skin

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Birth Reflections

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An opportunity to talk through your birth experiences with a qualified health care professional

Our hospital Chaplaincy Team

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The chaplaincy team are here to support any one in the hospital in a way that is person-centred. This means that we start with the person and their needs rather than sharing our own faith or beliefs.

Multiples support group

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Information on formula milks

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Helpful information to support you to make an informed decision on feeding your baby

Neonatal Jaundice

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Neonatal infections

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Reflux

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Understanding your baby's cues

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A leaflet to help you to recognise and respond to your baby's cues whilst on the neonatal unit and beyond

ROP: Eye checks

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If your baby was born before they were 31weeks or weighed less than 1.51kg they will have their eyes checked as explained in this leaflet.

Giving Feedback

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Your Experience Matters: open this link FFT - give us your feedback - Milton Keynes University Hospital (mkuh.nhs.uk) to the hospital website, click on 'Inpatient/Day Surgery' and select 'Neonatal Unit' to tell us about your stay. This is available in multiple languages

Advice for visitors

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How to help keep your baby safe from infections from other people

Tips from another dad

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What are neonatal units?

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This short video explains what neonatal units are and a bit about neonatal care.

Why we give Vitamin K

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Information on what happens straight after birth as well as the importance of giving vitamin K to your newborn.

Learning to suck swallow and breath when bottle feeding

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Common infections

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Baby buddy app

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A pregnancy/newborn app with a dedicated section for neonatal families to download and explore for information and support

Things the team may say

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Sometimes the nursing and medical team may use specific wording, here you will find what those words may mean.

"Lift the baby"

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This video shows the importance of babies sleeping in their own cot.

Take the tour of our Neonatal Unit

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Early baby

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In this episode of Bluey her and her friends roleplay what it is like having a sibling on a neonatal unit.

If my baby needs antibiotics

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Parent Information Leaflet on Neonatal IV antibiotics

MK Neonatal Unit website & Parent Video

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Visit the webpage to hear from other families who have been on the unit, read more information about the team and facilities on the unit and links to further information.

Bottle feeding

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Bottle feeding resources

Car Seat Information

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