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If your baby is born in the Rosie, and needs extra support in the NICU, a team of neonatologists and specialised nurses from the unit will be called to the delivery to take over the care of your baby. If the obstetrician or midwife in charge of your baby's delivery expects possible problems a team may be called in advance of the birth.

 

Once your baby is delivered and stabilised on the delivery unit he/she will be transferred to the NICU in a special incubator. The neonatal staff will always aim to introduce you to your baby before transferring him/her to the NICU. Dads are welcome to come across to the unit with the neonatal team and your baby.

 

 

The first hour after birth is always very busy as the neonatal team connects your baby to the relevant monitoring, assesses his or her requirements and stabilises your baby on the unit. Dads are welcome to stay on the neonatal unit, but may be asked to wait outside the room your baby is being cared for while important procedures are undertaken to stabilise him/her. The nurse caring for your baby will ensure that a photo is taken of your new baby as soon as possible after arrival on the unit.

 

If your baby has been transferred to the NICU at the Rosie from one of the other hospitals within the region, the initial settling in period will also be very busy as the transport team will need to hand over your baby to our neonatal team. During this time your baby will be transferred to one of our cots/incubators and connected to all the necessary monitoring and equipment.

 

In either circumstance the neonatal staff will introduce themselves to you and explain what is happening to your baby as soon as possible.