Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a well established neonatal service with specialist medical and neurological treatment providing intensive care, high dependency care, special care and transitional care for hundreds of babies each year.
Based at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, we are one of the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Units for the South Western Delivery Network.
We have 34 cots, comprising of 16 Intensive care or high dependency cots and 18 special care cots.
NICU Facilities
At Southmead Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit we are proud of our extensive facilities available for family use.
NICU Team
We have a dedicated multi-disciplinary team providing high quality care for sick and premature babies.
NICU FAQs
Frequently asked Neonatal Intensive Care Unit questions.
NICU Useful Links
Useful Neonatal Intensive Care Unit links.
A Day in the Life of a NICU Nurse
Our shift starts at 7.30am where 12 colleagues and I meet in the ward office to be informed of important safety and unit information for the day.
A Day in the Life of a Parent
When our daughter was born 12 weeks early and admitted to NICU it was without doubt the most traumatic event that had occurred during my life.