Archive: Neonatal Unit

What is bronchiolitis? Bronchiolitis is an infection of the tiniest airways in your child’s lungs causing them to become swollen, which can make it difficult for them to breathe....

The Birth reflections service provides the opportunity to explore your birth experiences with a qualified healthcare professional. Every woman and birthing person’s experience of labour and birth is different....

What is Vitamin K? Vitamin K is a vitamin which is needed for normal blood clotting. Do all Babies need Vitamin K? Babies are born with lower levels of...

A tongue tie is a tight or short membrane under the tongue (frenulum). The tongue tip may be blunt, forked, or have a heart shaped appearance and may not...

What is it? A lumbar puncture is a procedure to collect a small amount of fluid, called Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Why does...

A midwife, nurse or doctor has spoken to you regarding concerns hat we have about a baby, child or young person in your care, or you as a young...

Background Information The umbilical cord is the baby’s lifeline during pregnancy, but is no longer needed when the baby is born. Within a few minutes after birth, the cord...

What is jaundice? Jaundice is the name given to the yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes in newborn babies. Jaundice is very common, usually harmless...

What is jaundice? Jaundice is a yellow colouration of the skin that is sometimes also seen in the white of the eyes. Newborn babies are born with a higher...

This leaflet is about the Milton Keynes Hospital Paediatric Red Box Patient System. Please ask your child’s doctor/ nurse to complete this section: Child’s name: _________________ has been put...