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BLISS's booklets for parents of premature babies
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/09/2006 01:44:04
The charity supporting the care and wellbeing of premature and sick babies, BLISS, has published three new booklets to help parents understand their role in their child's new life.
The charity BLISS has produced a new series of publications to help parents of premature and sick babies.Although the medical side to caring for ‘premmies’ and sick babies is getting better all the time, often the encouragement of parental
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Parents taught to reduce preemie babies’ pain
By Kimberley Smith on 25/08/2011 12:02:46
Teaching parents of premature babies to understand and manage their infants’ pain helps them become more confident carers
for their premature newborns helped parents feel more confident in responding to signals from their tiny babies.Of the 169 parents who took part, half received a basic information leaflet, while the other half received the booklet plus two training sessions with a
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Newborns and jaundice
By Sarah Lawson on 10/11/2006 01:44:19
Jaundice, to a greater or lesser degree, is a feature for many new babies. But what is it and should it be a cause for concern?
further attention.Premature babies may develop the problem a little later and it might last for a couple of weeks, because their liver is not as well developed as a full-term baby's.Other babies more prone to jaundice include those whose mothers had
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New guidelines to check for baby jaundice
By Kimberley Smith on 20/05/2010 13:55:38
Blood tests for all newborn babies with suspected jaundice recommended by NICE
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced guidelines to change the way newborns are checked for jaundice. A very common condition that is harmless in most cases, jaundice is developed by around 80% of premature
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Know-how: Blood Spot Test
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/02/2008 01:21:58
This blood test, taken from all newborn babies, checks for serious conditions which may need urgent treatment
is usually taken about a week after your baby was born.The visiting midwife can do this simple test at your home; there is no need to make an appointment at the clinic or GP surgery to have this done.If your baby is born prematurely, it is likely that your
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What is colic?
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/01/2009 01:19:31
The crying bouts of colic can be as hard on mum and dad as they seem on a young baby, so how can parents deal with colic?
About 20 per cent of all babies will experience colic to a greater or lesser degree, in their first few months. Through their suffering, their parents are put through the mill, too. What is colic?Colic (or a 'colicky baby') refers to a newborn baby
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