Supporting your sick or premature baby

Having a sick or premature baby can be very upsetting and confusing, and some parents are too scared of losing their baby to allow themselves to love and care for him or her. Best Beginnings is developing a DVD called Small Wonders to help you through this difficult time.

The DVD will be split into 12 short films, each lasting no longing than 20 minutes and covering specific areas of help and support:

1. Introduction to Small Wonders and the neonatal unit
2. Birth and your baby’s transfer into a neonatal unit
3. The early hours and days in a neonatal unit
4. Expressing, breast milk and nutrition
5. Holding your baby
6. Your time in hospital
7. Transition to independent feeding
8. Going home
9. First months at home
10. More about twins and triplets
11. Coping with bereavement
12. One year on – reflections from our families