Bliss, the special care baby charity, has developed a new support leaflet for health professionals to give to parents/carers who have a baby with critical care needs.
This booklet aims to help parents/carers make important choices at this time. It explains what to expect and how the doctors and nurses will work with them as part of a team.It suggests where to find people who can offer understanding, advice and practical help.
It includes chapters on:
- What to expect
- Keepsakes
- Care choices
- Continuing intensive care
- Stopping intensive care
- Moving to palliative care
- Emotions
- Making decisions
- A baby’s death
- Registering a birth and death
- Post-mortem examination
- Organ donation
The booklet is intended to be given to parents by practitioners during discussions about their baby's care.
Professionals can order the booklet by calling Bliss on 0500 618 140 or emailing enquiries@bliss.org.uk
