NEWSPOINT Bliss Family Handbook for parents of premature and sick babies Kellie Stewart * Bliss, 9 Holyrood Street, London SE1 2EL, United Kingdom Available online 1 April 2012 Special care baby charity Bliss provides support and advice to families of premature and sick babies throughout the UK at what is an extremely difficult and stressful time. With one in nine babies born each year in the UK needing specialist hospital care there are many parents who need Bliss’ support. Bliss works with neonatal units across the UK to ensure that parents receive the information they need at this time and we distribute our free Bliss Family Handbook to help answer some of their questions and give them reassurance that they’re not alone. The handbook is not just for mum’s but for the whole family as each member plays an important role in ensuring the very best care is given for the most vulnerable members of the family. It contains sections such as getting your bearings (on the neonatal unit), about neonatal care, your baby’s medical care, home time and bereavement. There is information in these sections and others about support during this emotional time, family-centred care, your finances, pain relief and much, much more. Each section has its own colour coded index tab to make all this information easy to find. And, it comes in an A5 size booklet which is easy to carry around and refer to whenever needed. Carmel Bartley, Bliss Family Support Manager said, “Bliss is here to make sure families are sup- ported at what is a very emotional and stressful time in their lives. The Family Handbook is just one way that we do this. It is available for any parents of preterm or sick babies admitted to neonatal care from the unit, or through Bliss. It is also available in several other languages including Polish and French and available to download from our website.” Bliss provides a range of support publications for families of premature and sick babies, all are available to download from our website at www.bliss.org.uk or by calling our freephone family support helpline on 0500 618 140. E-mail: [email protected] doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2012.03.003 * Tel.: þ44 (0) 20 7378 5741. Journal of Neonatal Nursing (2012) 18, 84e85 www.elsevier.com/jneo

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Page 1: Bliss Family Handbook for parents of premature and sick babies

Journal of Neonatal Nursing (2012) 18, 84e85

www.elsevier.com/jneo

NEWSPOINT

Bliss Family Handbook for parents of prematureand sick babies

Kellie Stewart *

Bliss, 9 Holyrood Street, London SE1 2EL,United Kingdom

Available online 1 April 2012

Special care baby charity Bliss provides supportand advice to families of premature and sick babiesthroughout the UK at what is an extremely difficultand stressful time. With one in nine babies borneach year in the UK needing specialist hospital carethere are many parents who need Bliss’ support.

Bliss works with neonatal units across the UK toensure that parents receive the information theyneed at this time and we distribute our free BlissFamily Handbook to help answer some of theirquestions and give them reassurance that they’re notalone.

The handbook is not just for mum’s but for thewhole family as each member plays an importantrole in ensuring the very best care is given for themost vulnerable members of the family. It containssections such as getting your bearings (on theneonatal unit), about neonatal care, your baby’smedical care, home time and bereavement. Thereis information in these sections and others aboutsupport during this emotional time, family-centredcare, your finances, pain relief and much, muchmore. Each section has its own colour coded indextab to make all this information easy to find. And,it comes in an A5 size booklet which is easy tocarry around and refer to whenever needed.

Carmel Bartley, Bliss Family Support Managersaid, “Bliss is here to make sure families are sup-ported at what is a very emotional and stressfultime in their lives. The Family Handbook is just oneway that we do this. It is available for any parents ofpreterm or sick babies admitted to neonatal carefrom the unit, or through Bliss. It is also available in

several other languages including Polish and Frenchand available to download from our website.”

Bliss provides a range of support publications forfamilies of premature and sick babies, allare available to download from our website atwww.bliss.org.uk or by calling our freephonefamily support helpline on 0500 618 140.

E-mail: [email protected]

* Tel.: þ44 (0) 20 7378 5741.

doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2012.03.003

http://www.bliss.org.uk

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2012.03.003

http://www.elsevier.com/jneo