Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Discharge

Discharge

Going Home

Discharge planning starts as soon as your baby is admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Staff will prepare you and your family as much as possible, well in advance of your baby's discharge. As your baby's condition improves, he/she will move to different rooms on the unit, please don't be alarmed if you find your baby is not where you left them when you arrive on the unit to visit!

As soon as you have received your Parent Held Record from your Health Visitor for your baby, please bring it in and give it to the nurse looking after your baby. We can then start to document information about your baby's stay on the unit for you and other health professional's future reference.

Follow up

It may be necessary for your baby to have a follow-up appointment once discharged. This may be undertaken by the Community Neonatal Nurse in your own home, or as an outpatient at the hospital. Any follow-up appointments will be explained to you prior to discharge.

Useful Numbers

The NICU staff will be able to give you the addresses and telephone numbers of support groups should you need them. Please feel free to ask.

BLISS National Tel. Number: 020 7820 9471
 
Fax: 020 7820 9567
 
E-mail: Information@bliss.org.uk
 
Local Tel. Number: 023 92571670 
 
NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST 0870 444 8708
 
BREAST FEEDING NETWORK 0870 900 8787
 
La LECHE LEAGUE 020 7242 1278 
 
Patient and Customer Services Team (incorporating PALS) Number: 023 9286 6947

E-mail: Pals@porthosp.nhs.uk
 
These organisations will help and support you with any breastfeeding advice or just for meeting another breast feeding mum.

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