A Message to New Irish Parents
The arrival of a new baby is a very exciting time for a family – but having one or more babies born prematurely can be quite demanding and stressful. It is our hope that this Premature Baby website will help you to understand your baby's progress and give you the confidence to ask the questions you need, to find out how to care for your premature baby. We also hope that it will help you to look after your baby at home, and direct you where to turn for help, if necessary.
Chest Infections in your Premature Baby
Chest infections are very common. Most are coughs and colds. They frequently cause a variety of annoying but not dangerous symptoms such as runny noses, blocked noses, sore throats, sneezing and chest discomfort. Occasionally more severe chest infections occur and these can be particularly hard on a premature baby read more
Lynn and Baby Katie
Katie was delivered by emergency c-section at 10.35pm that night. It all happened so fast. We only saw Katie for a second before she was taken up to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). She was tiny and had such a little cry. read more
