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Butterfly Appeal

Your support will help provide a safe, private and soothing environment for families who have lost a baby. Our Butterfly Suite will allow bereaved parents to spend time with their baby, away from the maternity ward and the sound of new-born babies.

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Your kind gift can help us give every family who loses a baby at UCLH the best care.

Our new Butterfly Suite will provide a safe, private and soothing environment for families who have lost a baby. This will allow bereaved parents and their families to spend time with their baby, away from the main maternity ward, expectant or new mums and the sound of new-born babies. UCLH currently has no such dedicated facilities.

With your help, we will design a home from home environment which has a warm, calm colour scheme and décor as well as comfortable furnishings which make it feel less clinical. Facilities will include a comfortable double bed, a separate nursery space, a seating area for relatives, a toilet and shower room, a Wi-Fi booster and refreshments.

At the same time, located within the delivery suite, bereaved families will have world-class healthcare professionals close by to help with the after-effects of giving birth and provide expert, compassionate and personalised care to every mother losing a baby in childbirth or pregnancy and her relatives.

Thank you for your kind support, we are deeply grateful for all donations and fundraising efforts supporting this appeal.

Donation summary

Total
£29,793.00
+ £2,418.87 Gift Aid
Online
£17,283.00
Offline
£12,010.00
Direct
£2,053.01
Fundraisers
£15,729.99

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