Harrogate Special Care Baby Unit

Harrogate Special Care Baby Unit Having a baby on special care can be a difficult and stressful time. This page is aimed to help supp

20/11/2025

The Christmas Support Group date has finally been set πŸ™Œ πŸŽ…πŸ½ πŸŽ„ 🎁 We would like to welcome babies/families and older siblings to join us on:

🌟 Monday 22nd December 1-2:30pm - children’s playroom

For refreshments, mince pies, christmas memory making, and a visit from the big man himself πŸŽ…πŸ½ It’s always such a special event, and we would love to see as many of you there as possible. Please message us to let us know if you will be attending for this group as it can be a very busy session πŸ₯°

Celebrating World Prematurity Day today! Thinking of all the babies and families who have been on SCBU. We had a little ...
17/11/2025

Celebrating World Prematurity Day today! Thinking of all the babies and families who have been on SCBU. We had a little party today at the SCBU support group with purple clothes, purple balloons and purple cupcakes!!!

17/11/2025

World Prematurity Day πŸ’œ

Join us today in celebrating our littlest superheroes. Hannah will be at the SCBU coffee morning this morning from 10-11.30 and is looking forward to seeing some of you.

Thinking of everyone who today means a lot to, whether currently on a Neonatal Unit, navigating life at home, dropping your tiny fighters to school or on your 25th WPD.

And for those who find today hard we celebrate your strength, and are thinking of you πŸ’œ

16/11/2025

It's that time again πŸ₯³Celebrating all our AMAZING premature babies for World Prematurity Day tomorrow (Monday 17th!)
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Please come along to our coffee support group β˜•οΈπŸͺ🍰 10:00-11:30 and celebrate all your tiny superhero's with us over a coffee and a cake. There are always crafts and toys for older children and siblings. We also love to do hand/footprints of the babies for you to take home as a keepsakeπŸ₯°. We hope to see as many of you there as possible. Wearing anything purple is encouraged 🀩.

When you arrive:
All coffee mornings are held in the playroom between SCBU and Woodlands ward. To access this - when you arrive, come via the antenatal entrance to the hospital, take the road ramp up to the small car park, walk through the carpark, keeping the building on your left. Don't leave the car park, but bear left and follow the building round, keeping it on your left. You will soon arrive at the outdoor play area and a locked gate - please wait here and we will come and let you in. Also, for those bringing prams - please bring waterproof covers for them in case the weather is bad as we are limited on indoor storage space πŸŒ§β˜”οΈ Any further questions please just ask πŸ˜€

22/10/2025

It is our coffee support group tomorrow β˜•οΈ πŸͺ 🍰 and it’s our much loved Halloween themed group - baby Halloween outfits are very much encouraged πŸ˜‰πŸŽƒ πŸ‘» 10:00-11:30. We hope to see as many of you there as possible. Please drop us a message for a quick head count if you think you’re coming πŸ₯°

When you arrive:
All coffee mornings are held in the playroom between SCBU and Woodlands ward. To access this - when you arrive, come via the antenatal entrance to the hospital, take the road ramp up to the small car park, walk through the carpark, keeping the building on your left. Don't leave the car park, but bear left and follow the building round, keeping it on your left. You will soon arrive at the outdoor play area and a locked gate - please wait here and we will come and let you in. Also, for those bringing prams - please bring waterproof covers for them in case the weather is bad as we are limited on indoor storage space πŸŒ§β˜”οΈ Any further questions please just ask πŸ˜€

This SUPER human completed the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday with a PB to boot of 3hrs  53mins 🀩 Jacob raised an astonish...
21/10/2025

This SUPER human completed the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday with a PB to boot of 3hrs 53mins 🀩 Jacob raised an astonishing total of Β£1,220 for the special care baby unit, with an added gift aid totalling Β£1,502.50 😍 Thank you from all of us Jacob, for your incredible commitment and determination to help to improve the facilities for all families who are welcomed onto SCBU πŸ₯° Thank you also to all who supported Jacob and sponsored him along the way πŸŽ‰

20/10/2025

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) has been reaccredited with UNICEF UK’s Baby Friendly Gold Award for both its maternity and neonatal units. This reaccreditation reaffirms HDFT’s position as the only NHS Trust in England to hold Gold status – the highest level of accreditation...

Did anyone leave this lovely caterpillar at the support group last week???
07/10/2025

Did anyone leave this lovely caterpillar at the support group last week???

30/09/2025

Thank you to all the wonderful SCBU families who came to the support group today. It was absolutely fabulous to see you and your littles one’s doing so well πŸ₯°

Please note there is a slight change to the next meet-up:
The Halloween Support Group will now be on Thursday 23rd October. Halloween baby outfits are not essential, but will be very much welcomed πŸ˜‰πŸŽƒ πŸ‘»

25/09/2025

Some info below for those attending our coffee support group next week on how to access the Woodlands playroom πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜ We are looking forward to seeing many of you there and all are welcome (including older siblings!) 🍰 β˜•οΈ 10-11:30 on Tuesday 30th…

All coffee mornings will be held in the playroom between SCBU and Woodlands ward. To access this - when you arrive, come via the antenatal entrance to the hospital, take the road ramp up to the small car park, walk through the carpark, keeping the building on your left. Don't leave the car park, but bear left and follow the building round, keeping it on your left. You will soon arrive at the outdoor play area and a locked gate - please wait here and we will come and let you in. Also, for those bringing prams - please bring waterproof covers for them in case the weather is bad as we are limited on indoor storage space πŸŒ§β˜”οΈ Any further questions please just ask πŸ˜€

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