Trafford General Hospital - Breast Pump

Trafford General Hospital in Manchester is planning major changes to the services it offers local children, with a new, state of the art 24-hour Paediatric Observation and Assessment Unit due to open in 2009. This will offer children in Trafford the chance to be treated in a dedicated unit by experienced, trained paediatric staff.

 

Located next to the adult A&E department, but operating as a separate facility, it will be equipped with child-specific items and will offer more than a traditional Casualty Department, with children being observed and treated for up to six hours before being discharged under the care of the Community Nursing team.

 

It is sometimes necessary for a mother to express milk when a baby is sick or unable to feed. Examples include chest and heart conditions, which mean the baby is too breathless to feed independently, and severe infections which cause lethargy. In all these situations a mother will need to express milk to be tube fed, and to ensure the supply does not dry up.