18/06/2026
Such exciting things going on this morning, now we're getting over the mad rush of phone calls.
We're struggling to decide which charity the proceeds from our fundraising should go to. We may only raise £10, but we're hoping that it's closer to £1,000+ with the effort that we're putting in.
So far we've considered:
Connect North West Neonatal Transport Team
Connect North West is a neonatal transportation service with ambulances that transport babies to and from hospitals. Based in Warrington, they cover the whole of the North West region (that's 22 hospitals!) and cover North Wales overnight, and can do so immediately thanks to their dedicated ambulances.
Alder Hey Charity
Alder Hey provide specialist surgical services to all of our local hospitals throughout the Northwest, in particular spealist Neonatal services for cases too complex for the 22 local NICUs throughout the region.
Little Heartbeats - PPROM Support and Awareness
Little Heartbeats provide invaluable support and guidance for anyone who's waters break before 37 weeks. This can be a high risk situation, and advice and support from local NHS hospitals can feel like they've given up. Little Heartbeats can guide you were you can get the best NHS support and advice in this situation.
Donations directly to the 2 nearest NICU / SCBU's to our clinics...
This would be Whiston Hospital Maternity & Neonatal Unit & Leighton Hospital Maternity Unit
Sands - baby loss charity
SANDS provide support to families following pregnancy loss, they also provide training to professionals that support families and campain for improvements in the quality of care that families receive to improve outcomes.
Kicks Count
Kicks Count (formerly Count the Kicks) are a charity that raise awareness of learning what is normal movement for your baby, and when to identify that something has changed so that you can get checked out, and potentially save your baby's life if they are in distress.
We'd like to hear from you... which of these would you prefer? Or are there others that you would prefer? Let us know in the comments.