Glasgow Times

Thousands of families brought together through baby blockbuste­rs

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YOU don’t expect nurses be movie-makers, but staff at Scotland’s largest neo-natal intensive care unit in Glasgow have just made their 3000th baby blockbuste­r.

Technology that uses personalis­ed video to help parents stay connected to their new born baby in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has recently reached this major milestone.

Back in 2017 the QEUH became the first unit in the UK to adopt this vCreate technology and almost two years on they have cut their 3000th film, giving 500 families the opportunit­y to watch their baby in hospital at times they are unable to attend.

The initial idea of creating a short video which parents can access came from a parent who used video for customers at his garage. He asked staff at the Royal Hospital for Children’s neonatal intensive care unit if it was possible for staff to send him video updates of his own baby.

Neil said: “When we started this project, we had no idea just what a hit it would be.

“Having a baby can be a very stressful time and as a specialist centre, we have babies from all over the country here.

“Many parents have other children and some live considerab­le distances from Glasgow, so being with their baby all the time is impossible. It’s been so rewarding for us to use technology to keep that bond going when it’s not possible for the whole family to be together.

“Staff who make the videos love to get creative. In just a few moments they can make a video and personalis­e it for a family.”

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