Regional neonatal support
Yorkshire and Humber Neonatal Network
The Yorkshire and Humber Neonatal Operational Delivery Network (ODN) includes 19 units in Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Northern Lincolnshire. This includes 5 Special Care Baby Units, 9 Local Neonatal Units and 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Units and a standalone Neonatal Surgical unit. The Neonatal ODN covers the footprint of the Humber and North Yorkshire LMNS the West Yorkshire and Harrogate LMNS, and the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw LMNS. It also has one unit in the Derby and Derbyshire LMNS.
A short series of animation videos regarding transferring between neonatal units in Y&H are available here:
The network has developed a leaflet on transferring to another hospital during pregnancy, it is available here.
A resource for parents consisting of a Neonatal Journey guide and an All Wrapped Up guide can be accessed online here .
These resources will improve consistency in practice across the network; parental confidence; and parental and baby’s experience. 
Parent and Families Engagement Lead
Karen Williams is the network Parent and Families Engagement Lead. Her role is to ensure that parent voice is at the heart of neonatal care across Yorkshire and the Humber. Working closely with the Care Coordinators, unit staff and parents as well as Maternity Voices Partnerships and maternity colleagues, Karen aims to ensure that a diverse group of parents are able to input equally into neonatal services at a unit and network level to ensure that parent voices are listened to, valued and integral to all neonatal service developments. Karen is working collaboratively across Yorkshire to support this work and can be contacted on karen.williams132@nhs.net.
Care Co-ordinators
The Care Co-ordinator role supports neonatal units across Yorkshire and the Humber to develop and implement family centred care initiatives. Their main focus is to develop, improve and enhance family centred and family integrated care in all neonatal units. This is done by co-ordinating and linking with key staff and parents to support their local work, and fostering a culture where family-centred care is embedded in everyday practice so that parents and families are at the heart of, and fully involved in, their baby’s care.
LMNS breast pump hire scheme for neonates
There is a breast pump hire scheme (free for a 6-week period) which allows mums to express at home or in hospital available for neonatal care babies in Humber and North Yorkshire. This can be accessed via your neonatal nurse or doctor. Pumps will be delivered to your home and all consumables are included with the hire.
National neonatal support
Embrace is a highly specialist, round-the-clock transport service for critically ill infants and children in Yorkshire and the Humber who require care in another hospital in the region or further afield. Yorkshire Ambulance Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service may also be involved in taking mums and babies to hospitals in Humber and North Yorkshire.
Bliss for babies born premature or sick – Bliss offers a wide range of services to provide support to parents and families of babies born premature or sick including an email support service hello@bliss.org.uk and a one to one video call facility run by Bliss volunteers.
Group B Strep Support - Group B Streptococcus is the UK's most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, and of meningitis in babies under age 3 months. An information and support helpline is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm tel: 0330 120 0796.
Peeps - This is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting those affected by HIE (Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy). HIE is where there is a lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain. It can occur before, during, or shortly after labour. It can happen in older children too. You may also hear the term “asphyxia” or “birth asphyxia”. These mean the same thing.
Together for short lives - This is a UK charity founded to help every child and family living with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition get the very best care and support they can so they can make the most of every moment together.
