Parental counselling

Our consultants and nurse specialists are available to talk to you, answer any questions you have, offer counselling and support. We also have a neonatal family care team including psychologists, who can offer more intense support, information and improved links with other services involved with your family.

A big part of our role at the unit is prenatal care, and providing information and support. Lots of our referrals come through the fetal medicine department, also based in the Princess Anne Hospital. We work together closely, along with children's cardiac specialties, to care for families with antenatal diagnosed anomalies.

Parent to parent programme

Our parent-to-parent programme, giving parents an opportunity to speak to other parents with similar experiences, has been particularly successful. We try to link you with a family from your area, or as closely as possible.

• For more information about our parent to parent link, please call the neonatal surgical nurses specialists on direct dial (answer phone) 023 8120 8564
• You can also email the surgical nurse specialists at neonatalsurgery@uhs.nhs.uk