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I am going to run Reading half marathon on 1st April 2012 and raise money for Bliss

 

Many of you will have or know someone with children. Imagine if they had been born prematurely or sick – you would expect there to be support and help for them.

That’s where Bliss come in. Bliss is the special care baby charity, providing vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. Offering guidance and information at a critical time in families' lives. They also fund ground-breaking research and campaign for babies to receive the best possible level of care regardless of when and where they are born. Bliss is the only national charity dedicated to improving both the survival and long-term quality of life for babies born too soon, too small or too sick to cope on their own.

Bliss believe that:

·         All premature and sick babies and their families should have the best possible care and support

·         Babies should have the same rights as anyone else

·         The voices of babies and families must be heard

·         Driving quality and innovation in the NHS will deliver improved care for premature and sick babies and their families

·         They can achieve more by working together with individuals and organisations

·         They must always be able to demonstrate the difference they make to the lives of babies and their families.

One in every nine babies in the UK is born premature or sick. That is over 80,000 babies every year.

·         £10 will provide telephone support for a family

·         £24 will keep our parent support helpline working for one hour

·         £25 will buy a complete set of information booklets for a family

·         £60 will fund a neonatal nurse on a Bliss study day

·         £100 will provide training for a Parents 4 Parents volunteer

·         £500 will fund a parent support group for a year

·         £500 will train and support parent volunteers to work with the local hospitals to improve their special care baby services

·         £2,000 will provide a year’s worth of good practice updates to all UK neonatal units

·         £2,500 will train a neonatal nurse in the developmental care approach