South London Optimisation and Stabilisation of the Preterm Infant

We have been supporting our south London Trusts to implement and sustain improvements for the nine elements of optimal preterm care, as stated in the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 3 – Element 5. This includes supporting the adoption of a communication and counselling tool for parents and clinicians. This programme has been continued since 2019.

Click here to see the support we offered to our local units in 2022/23 and 2023/24.

The nine elements to be improved for all births below 34 weeks’ gestation are as follows:


  • Birth in the right place

  • Antenatal administration of magnesium sulphate

  • Antenatal corticosteroids

  • Intravenous antibiotics

  • Delayed cord clamping

  • Thermoregulation

  • Early breast milk

  • Neonatal caffeine administration

  • Neonatal volume targeted ventilation

To support communication between parents and clinicians in the event of preterm labour diagnosis, or an acute need to deliver a baby prematurely, the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) created a series of posters, a 9-element Perinatal Optimisation Clinical Passport and a 9-element Perinatal Optimisation Baby Passport communication tool that is available in English and a Trans-friendly version here.

Resources

Apr / 2024

Perinatal Optimisation Passport Translations

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The HIN South London have successfully and locally funded the translation of the BAPM “Baby Passport” for parents into the 25 most spoken languages in south London.


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If you have any questions or would like more information about MatNeo and the Optimisation and Stabilisation of Preterm Infants, please contact Hebe Davies-Colley, MatNeoSIP Lead and Project Manager in the Patient Safety and Experience Team.

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