Can my baby or child be baptised or blessed?
When a baby or child is seriously ill, going for major surgery or treatment is being withdrawn, you may like to request a baptism. In these circumstances, a referral will be made from staff to the Chaplaincy department. This involves calling the department during office hours. Switchboard needs to be called and the Duty chaplain requested if there is no response from the department or if it is out of office hours. These are called emergency baptisms. Where requests are made for baptisms for babies born with no health problems, these are normally referred to their own church. Baptisms cannot be performed for those who have died. The chaplains will offer a naming and blessing service instead. This service is usually used for those who are stillborn or a non-viable foetus.
