For every 10 babies who require treatment overnight in hospital, there is only one room available for a parent according to a new study.
Parents of extremely ill babies are often unable to stay inFor every 10 babies who require treatment overnight in hospital, there is only one room available for a parent, according to research by Bliss, a charity for babies bornNatasha Schulz-Apps' son Teddy was born at 26 weeks and required care in two hospitals, where he stayed for three months.
Ms Schulz-Apps' son Teddy was born at 26 weeks and required care in two hospitals, where he stayed for three months.A survey by Bliss of 140 neonatal units across England found that 44% do not even have temporary beds - such as reclining armchairs or fold-out beds - next to at least one cot.“Staff would say to you ‘mum you’re no good here, you need to go home and sleep’ but you’d go home and you couldn’t sleep. I’d keep ringing the hospital to check he was ok.
“Every parent I speak to says one of the most heartbreaking things is leaving a baby at night to go home.”Bliss have launched a campaign called 'Families Kept Apart' and have asked the NHS and government to put solutions in place to enable parents to stay with their babies overnight in hospital. “We know that babies have better physical and developmental outcomes when their parents are by their side as much as possible, and this is equally important for parent mental health and wellbeing, and for parent-infant bonding," she added.A Department of Health and Social Care Spokesperson said: “We are working hard to ensure all maternity services provide safe and compassionate care, but we recognise there’s still more that needs to be done.
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