How to use BabyView

For ease of use we have divided BabyView into two mains areas. This means that you can more easily control the amount and type of information you read.

The first part of BabyView contains the public pages. Anyone who surfs the web can read this part of the website. The information in these pages is very general and covers topics, which affect sick, newborn babies and their parents as well as more specific discussion about what happens within our neonatal unit.

The second part of BabyView contains secure pages. Information here is for parents only and access is strictly controlled. This means that members of the general public cannot view these pages. The secure area is divided into two parts: the first is the medical details, in the form of reports, for your baby and the second is the Baby Diary. This is a series of letters written to parents by nursing staff as if written by their baby. We can often include photos of the baby with these diary entries to help parents and family follow his progress.

If you, as a parent, choose for your baby's medical details to appear in this secure area you must give written permission first. You will not be able to look at the details of any baby other than your own. Likewise no one will be able to see your baby's details. Both the medical details and Baby Diaries each require a username and password. You will choose the password yourself and can change it at any time. There will be a different password for the medical reports and the Baby Diaries. The passwords can only be changed from within the neonatal unit. This cannot be done from outside the hospital. If you would like friends or family to see either of these, you can give them the appropriate username and password - you have control. You can stop them gaining access to the site at any time by changing the password.

Parents can access BabyView from a computer within the neonatal unit set aside for parents only. You can also look at the pages from home or work; in fact anywhere you have access to the Internet!