The neonatal intensive care unit at RNSH has recently received a generous donation of wraps from a day care centre.

The Rise & Shine Day Care Centre from Summer Hill collected a range of wraps to help provide some reprieve for sick patients and their families.

Head of Department and Staff Specialist of Neonatology Dr Eveline Staub said the donations will go a long way in helping vulnerable babies achieve restful sleeps.

Dr Staub also said that some patients require the wraps to help them be swaddled and introduced to feeds to bottle feeds.

“For some of our tiny patients who have been sick, starting to feed on bottles can be a big task that requires a lot of coordination,” she said.

“To help them organise themselves for this important milestone, the babies often get swaddled for the feeds from a bottle and the wraps will play a big part in this process to keep them comfortable.

“On behalf of the NICU, I’d like to sincerely thank the Rise & Shine Day Care Centre for organising such a generous donation that will go a long way to help our tiny patients and their families.”