Useful links (neonatal intensive care unit)
Local support and services
Birth reflections service
Birth reflections is a midwife-led listening and debriefing service which provides you with an opportunity to talk through your birth experience. For more information about this service, please download a copy of our birth reflections service factsheet (below) or call the service on 023 8120 6834.
Holding little hands
Holding little hands is a Facebook group for past and present families of babies cared for on the neonatal unit at Princess Anne Hospital. Our team often posts information about upcoming events and resources to this group and parents can also share their own stories here.
Other useful websites and organisations
The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families
Contact (for families with disabled children)
Helping families with disabled children through the early years of their lives.
Sands - Stillbirths and Neonatal Death Society
Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth, whenever this happened and for as long as they need support.
The Child Bereavement Charity
Supporting children and young people, as well as parents and the wider family.
Bliss
Bliss is a charity that supports families with a baby in neonatal care. Through their network of dedicated volunteers, they provide face-to-face and email support. They also provide lots of information about caring for premature and full term sick babies.
My Prem Baby
My Prem Baby is a free app from Tommy's. It is a premature baby tracker for parents, from pregnancy to after the birth.
www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/premature-birth/my-prem-baby-app
The Birth Trauma Association UK
The Birth Trauma Association UK is a charity that supports all women who have had a traumatic birth experience.
www.birthtraumaassociation.co.uk
Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust is a children's charity that provides emotional and practical support to families who have a baby in neonatal care.
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/neonatal-support
The DadPad
Developed with the NHS, DadPad gives new dads and dads-to-be the knowledge and skills needed to gain confidence and give their baby the best start in life.
Steps 2 Wellbeing
Steps 2 Wellbeing offer psychological therapies for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress.
PANDAS (postnatal depression awareness and support)
PANDAS is a charity that offers information, support and guidance to families suffering with perinatal mental illness, including prenatal (antenatal) and postnatal depression.
Ickle pickles
Ickle pickles is a charity that offers newborn babies a chance by working and campaigning nationally whilst delivering tangible benefit for local parents, neonatal units and communities. The Ickle Pickles offers a unique opportunity to help vulnerable babies at a critical time in their lives.