Neonatal
Bedford Hospital - Neonatal Unit
Meadowbank Ward is Bedford Hospital’s Neonatal Unit, situated in the Trust’s dedicated Women and Children’s Department in the Cygnet Wing. The Neonatal Unit employs specialist Neonatal Nurses to care for premature and unwell new-born babies and their families.
The Meadow Bank (Neo-natal) Ward can be found on the second floor of the Cygnet Wing Women and Children’s Unit block and is serviced by Reception G.
Video tour of Bedford Hospital Neonatal Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eAXWfQicMY
For information on Neonatal services at Bedfordshire Hospitals, please click here.
Luton & Dunstable Hospital - Neonatal Unit
The Neonatal Unit at Luton & Dunstable Hospital is one of only three units in the East of England who provide intensive care for the premature and sick newborn babies.
Luton & Dunstable Hospital has three separate nurseries, one for intensive care and high dependency, one high dependency and one for predominantly special care babies. There are 37 cots in the Unit in total. 11 are intensive care cots, 8 are for high dependency and 18 are specials care cots.
Specially Trained Staff
When a baby is admitted to the Neonatal Unit they will be allocated a ‘named consultant’ for the length of their stay and each day they will be allocated a named nurse to oversee their care.
Other staff in the NICU Team include physiotherapists, dieticians, ophthalmologists and hearing screeners, they may also be involved in looking after your baby.
Parents
Parents are a vital part of our team and play a central role in the care of their baby. We welcome and encourage parents to spend as much time as possible on the unit caring for their babies.
Babies are all individual and the length of time they spend on the NICU will vary, but as a general rule they are ready to go home when they can maintain their own body temperature, take their feeds and gain weight.
Video tour of Luton & Dunstable Hospital Neonatal Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZy8UoPJkRA
For information on Neonatal services at Bedfordshire Hospitals, please click here.
Milton Keynes University Hospital - Neonatal Unit
Milton Keynes University Hospital Neonatal Unit comprises of 17 cots; 5 intensive care / high dependency cots and 12 special care cots.
For information on Neonatal services at Milton Keynes University Hospital, please click here.
For further information on Neonatal services in the East of England, please click the following links:
East of England Parents & Carers page: https://www.eoeneonatalpccsicnetwork.nhs.uk/parents-and-carers/
East of England ODN Neonatal Parents & Carers page: https://www.eoeneonatalpccsicnetwork.nhs.uk/neonatal/parents-carers/