This can be a stressful and emotional time. Having a baby in hospital for a long time and being away from your partner or other children is not easy. It is very important to keep any follow-up appointments. Some babies are sent home with medication and require follow up by the home visiting nurse and at a clinic. If your baby is on medication he or she will need to stay in hospital for at least a week and sometimes longer, but you will go home earlier. Each baby is different in how they respond to the medication being reduced. Your midwives and doctors will keep checking your baby’s symptoms and reducing the medication continues until your baby’s withdrawal symptoms have stopped. Your baby’s dose will depend on the clinical assessments done by your midwives and doctors and your baby’s weight. Ideally this medication will help settle your baby without him or her becoming drowsy (sleepy). Your baby may be given medication such as morphine or phenobarbitone to decrease his or her withdrawal symptoms and reduce the risk of convulsions. Many parents find their baby settles easier when held gently and close. You can help by staying in the nursery as much as possible to feed, settle and hold your baby. The nurses will closely supervise your baby to make him or her as comfortable as possible and reduce the risk of complications such as convulsions (fits). If your baby has severe withdrawal symptoms, he or she may need to be cared for in a special care nursery. In the hospital Admission to a special care nursery WA Health patient/consumer liaison contactsīefore your baby is born and during your time in hospital, the nursing staff will discuss how you can help your baby if he or she is withdrawing.ScriptCheckWA: Western Australia’s real-time prescription monitoring system.
Having a baby in a public country hospital in WA.Ambulance fees for seniors and pensioners.Assistance with travel costs to receive medical care.Telehealth – delivering virtual care closer to home.Screening mammography with BreastScreen WA.Understanding food labels for allergies.Testing or cleaning a house for drug contamination.Alcohol-based hand sanitiser – safe use and storage.Fluoride and protecting your teeth from tooth decay.Sexually transmissible infections (STIs).
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