Welcome to BabyView

The website of the Neonatal Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital

For most parents, the arrival of a new son or daughter is a time of great happiness and excitement. At the Liverpool Women's Hospital, there are about 8,000 births each year. Although the vast majority of these babies are well, a number of them will experience some difficulty, which requires them to be admitted to the neonatal unit. The Liverpool Women's Hospital neonatal unit admits approximately 1000 babies annually, including babies born elsewhere. 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 Liverpool Women's Hospital. 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.

Special thanks to Bliss, the premature baby charity for their permission to reproduce information from their website. Additional information about your baby's health can be found at http://www.yourchildshealth.nhs.uk