Welcome to BabyView

The website of the Neonatal Unit, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

For most parents, the arrival of a new son or daughter is a time of great happiness and excitement. At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, there are about 6,500 births each year. Although the vast majority of these babies are well, approximately 500 will experience some kind of difficulty, which means that they need to be admitted to the neonatal unit. For you, as parents, this can be a time of worry regardless of whether your baby's stay is measured in days, weeks or months

BabyView is a website created especially for the parents of babies on the neonatal unit at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The pages of contain information about the neonatal unit and the care and treatment babies receive there. It is hoped by using BabyView, parents will gain a better understanding of their baby's condition and feel more able to be involved in the decisions made in his/her treatment. Throughout this web site we will refer to babies as 'he'. This applies to the non-secure areas. The secure pages for your son or daughter will be specific to him or her.

The BabyLink Project has focused on learning about the kind of information, which would help parents feel more involved in their baby's care and how we can present this information to you. Many parents have helped us by talking openly and honestly about their experiences on the neonatal unit. Although every person we spoke to had a very individual idea of what information they found most helpful, parents generally agreed that they were less anxious when they felt all information regarding their baby's care was shared with them.

BabyLink has won awards!!!!

In 2005, the Neonatal Unit of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, in conjunction with Clevermed Limited, was awarded two Healthcare IT Effectiveness Awards in the categories of ‘Best use of IT in secondary and tertiary care’ and 'Best innovative use of technology'.