Attempts are being made to introduce occupational therapy onto Special Care Baby Units. To help those who are planning a new service, this article offers a personal account of the evolution of occupational therapy on the Winnicett Baby Unit at St Mary's Hospital, London, and describes the protocol on which the service there is based.
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