This is a quote from a neonatal doctor in 1979, when The Daily Telegraph ran a front page story highlighting the urgent need for better care for the UK’s most vulnerable babies.
Neonatal care in the 1970s looked very different to how it does today.
Funding for essential neonatal equipment was virtually non-existent, with one hospital in Bristol reporting an annual budget of £500 for equipment on the neonatal unit at a time when it cost around £15,000 to set up a single intensive care cot.[1]