A Guiding Hand for Families in NICU and Special Care Nurseries - Digital - Book - Page 47
Your baby and you
Dressing your baby
• It is not always possible to dress
your baby if they need to be
monitored closely by staff.
• Specific equipment, like special
blankets, keep babies warm.
• When your baby cannot be
dressed, you may be able to bring
in a hat or a special wrap for them
to wear.
• Ask the staff to make sure you are
present the first time your baby is
dressed.
The above information has been provided by Nadine Griffiths. Clinical Nurse
Consultant. The Australasian NIDCAP Training Centre. Grace Centre for
Newborn Intensive Care, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW.
Life’s Little Treasures Foundation | Supporting Families of Premature & Sick Babies
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