| Children's
Outpatient Department and Day Ward Staff give resuscitation
talks to carers prior to Apnoea Alarms being issued. |
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| What
is an apnoea alarm? |
| An
apnoea alarm monitors each breath that your baby takes. If your
baby stops breathing (apnoea attack) or breathes less than 10
breaths per minute, the alarm will sound and a red alarm light
will flash on the monitor. |
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| An
alarm does not prevent an apnoea attack, but lets you know if
your baby has stopped breathing. |
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| How
does it work? |
| A
sensor is attached to your baby's tummy (abdomen), this connects
to the apnoea monitor by a lead. Every time your baby takes
a breath, the sensor sends a signal to the apnoea monitor. A
light on the monitor will flash green every time your baby takes
a breath. You will also hear a click each time your baby takes
a breath. |
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| On
the Wirral a Care Of the Next Infant (CONI) programme is run.
The co-ordinator liaises with us to organise the resuscitation
talks for mothers on the CONI programme during their Ante-natal
appointments if possible. |
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| Resuscitation
talks are given to any member of the family who wishes to attend. |
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