Skip to content
Categories A-Z

Parents’ experiences of neonatal surgery

  • Overview
  • About the neonatal surgery study
    • What is neonatal surgery?
    • Conditions and treatment definitions for neonatal surgery
  • Antenatal experiences before neonatal surgery
    • Before finding out the baby has problem - going for antenatal scans
    • Getting a diagnosis that the baby has a problem and needs neonatal surgery
    • Birth planning when something is wrong with the baby
    • Pregnancy after finding out something is wrong with the baby
    • Transferring the care of mother and baby to a specialist hospital
  • Newborn babies getting ill and diagnosis after birth
    • Hirschsprung’s disease - getting ill & diagnosis
    • Hirschsprung’s disease - waiting for surgery
    • Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) - getting ill & diagnosis
    • Getting ill & diagnosis of other conditions needing neonatal surgery
  • Birth experiences of babies that needed neonatal surgery
    • Birth experiences of the parents in the neonatal surgery study
    • Postnatal care for women when a baby needs neonatal surgery
    • What happens to the baby after birth when neonatal surgery is needed
  • Being in hospital with a baby that needs neonatal surgery
    • Bonding with the baby while in hospital for neonatal surgery
    • Feeding the baby before and after neonatal surgery
    • Coping when a baby needs neonatal surgery
    • Relationship with health professionals before and after neonatal surgery
    • Communicating with friends and family when a baby needs neonatal surgery
    • Daily Life – Getting into a routine at the hospital
    • Early treatments and interventions when a baby needs neonatal surgery
    • Travel to hospital & staying over when a baby needs neonatal surgery
  • Surgery
    • Preparing for neonatal surgery
    • Neonatal surgery – the day of the surgery
    • Post-surgery recovery & setbacks after neonatal surgery
  • Going home
    • Preparing to go home after neonatal surgery
    • Looking after a baby at home after neonatal surgery
    • Follow up and setbacks after neonatal surgery
  • Emotional impact
    • Emotional impact on parents when a baby has neonatal surgery
    • Emotions, counselling and support when a baby has neonatal surgery
    • Living with uncertainty before and after neonatal surgery
  • Impact
    • Impact on the child as they grow up after neonatal surgery
    • Impact on the family and friends as a child grows up after neonatal surgery
    • Finances and working life when a baby has neonatal surgery
  • Information and support
    • Neonatal surgery- parents’ experiences of communication with health professionals
    • Meeting other parents when a baby has had neonatal surgery (online and face to face)
    • Understanding the diagnosis when a baby needs neonatal surgery
    • Messages to others about neonatal surgery
  • People's Profiles
    • Parents
    • Health Professional
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Parents’ experiences of neonatal surgery

Profiles - Health Professional

Ms Anna-May Long

Anna-May Long is a Senior Registrar in Pediatric Surgery. Her areas of research interest focus on neonatal surgery; in particular the abdominal wall defects exomphalos and gastroschisis.
Previous Page
Next Page

Navigate your health journey with authentic experiences & advice

About us

  • About HEXI - Health Experience Insights
  • Medical Sociology and Health Experiences Research Group
  • Using health experiences in teaching
  • Service Improvement
GO TO THE A-Z
Copyright © University of Oxford. All rights reserved.