On a journey to provide the highest quality care for babies and families across NHS Lothian.

Joined October 2018
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
15 Jun 2023
The key message of #FiCare is to ensure that parents know this: your presence and participation in the care of your baby is very important. #FiCAreWeek @EdinburghNeo continues #neonates #nicu #nicuBaby #nicuNurse
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Asking nicu parents- a friend is putting together some wee gifts for her friends who are new parents of a prem baby- what should go in the box?
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
Tonight, @STVNews will be airing a piece on the Simpson's Neonatal Unit following @EdinburghUni research which concluded that the more breast milk premature babies are fed while in neonatal intensive care, the greater the level of brain development πŸ‘ΆπŸ§ 
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What are your top tips for preventing nasal breakdown on CPAP? And top tips for treating when it occurs? Do you have a guideline you could share? #neoTwitter
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
Parent involvement in QI and service development. Which units or networks now remunerate parents for this contribution as suggested in new @BAPM_Official Successful Perinatal Optimisation Teams Toolkit?
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We had our second Perinatal Optimisation Team meeting today @EdinburghNeo - discussed data, @mcqicspsp preterm passport, shared teaching and building social capital. Lots of work ahead!
22 Feb 2023
BAPM has today published the new Building Successful Perinatal Optimisation Teams Toolkit. This Toolkit is designed to support delivery of the Perinatal Optimisation Pathway. There's still time to register for tomorrow's Webinar. View the document here> bapm.org/resources/building-…
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
Calling all obstetricians! Your engagement in perinatal teams is vital in improving care & outcomes for women, newborns & families. Please join our webinar & help us build perinatal teams across our maternity & neonatal services @BAPM_Official @BICSoc @ScotPerinatal @TraceyKay19
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
New paper 1/7 Main result: Preterm infants who receive high versus low exposure to breast milk during NICU have a cerebral cortical structure that more closely resembles the cortical morphology of term infants. doi.org/10.1002/ana.26559
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Some lovely feedback today from a postnatal ward midwife about our #GoldenDrops re-launch 😊
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
22 Nov 2022
Yesterday we re-launched a Golden Drops programme in @EdinburghNeo Simpson’s #Neonatal unit - a collaborative quality improvement imitative. Let me show you what we did. 🧡
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
And hats off to the amazing perinatal team delivering on this QI project from Antenatal Care through Labour Ward to NNU and Postnatal #sharedgoals @BAPM_Official
Brilliant start to Golden Drops re-launch week to promote early milk expression to benefit preterm/sick babies @NHS_Lothian. Much enthusiasm and learning, loads new materials and a few cupcakes...! Thank you @malgotoja and @SSCBcharity for all you've done to make this possible!
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
21 Nov 2022
BAPM and @RCPCHtweets are seeking consultants and senior nurses to act as independent reviewers for service, mortality or serious case reviews. You can find out more and complete an application form on our website here> bapm.org/pages/independent-r…
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Brilliant start to Golden Drops re-launch week to promote early milk expression to benefit preterm/sick babies @NHS_Lothian. Much enthusiasm and learning, loads new materials and a few cupcakes...! Thank you @malgotoja and @SSCBcharity for all you've done to make this possible!
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A delicious cake for the Team today! πŸ’œ #WorldPrematurityDay2022 @EdinburghNeo @SSCBcharity
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The start of celebrations today @EdinburghNeo @NHS_Lothian @SSCBcharity πŸ’œ
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Today, on World Prematurity Day 2022 @EdinburghNeo @SSCBcharity we celebrate tiny people πŸŽ‰ πŸ‘ΆπŸ» and we remember all loved ones lost πŸ’œ
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EdinburghNeoCare retweeted
You are home Your touch Your smell Your skin Your embrace Your voice Your warmth Your love Nothing can replace you They will always know You are home #nicu #prematurityawarenessmonth #prematurity #preemie #prematurityawareness #nicubaby
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Great to meet the four new parents joining our @EdinburghNeo QI programme @NHS_Lothian this week. So much enthusiasm and generosity, your voice is essential to our work, and together we will go further. And thank you @SSCBcharity for your part in recruitment.
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