AND THIS LITTLE BED WAS JUST LIGHT

Jaundice babies treated at home

- BY LUCINDA CAMERON

JAUNDICED newborns can now be treated at home in a state-of-the-art sleeping bag.

The Hospital at Home service enables babies who meet the clinical criteria to receive phototherapy using the garment, which emits therapeutic light.

About six in 10 newborns are affected by neonatal jaundice and they often need several days of phototherapy treatment.

Traditionally, mothers and babies would need to return to hospital for treatment.

The service launched on November 24 by the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow means babies can be treated at home.