Neonates Department
We provide specialist care to sick term and premature newborn babies. You can find us on
D level in Princess Anne Hospital.
Our state-of-the-art, purpose-built unit has been specially designed as a bright, welcoming
and spacious environment for babies and their families. We have 23 intensive and high
dependency cots and 14 special care cots. Each cot has monitoring equipment and is
colour-coded to give each baby its own place in the world. Parent and carer facilities are
available on the unit as well as within the hospital site.
As one of the largest neonatal units in the country, we treat around 900 babies a year
and look after babies from across the south and the Channel Islands. We also take
babies from other parts of the country for specialised care when needed.
Our unit, works in conjunction with Oxford neonatal intensive care unit. This
collaboration is known as Southampton Oxford Neonatal Transport (SONeT)
The neonatal unit is actively involved in research,
both locally and nationally and is supported by the
University of Southampton and, in particular,
Professor Howard Clark, whose main area of
research interest is the respiratory surfactant
system.
The neonatal team are active members of the:
Neonatal Society
British Association of Perinatal Medicine
The Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health