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Competition ends 31st May 2013Groups
Bliss video to help parents with a premature baby
Each year in the UK, around 80,000 babies are born too soon, too small, or too sick. Bliss, the special care baby charity, works to help these babies and their families through what is an extremely difficult time, providing vital support and free advice. Through its family support services Bliss offers a free helpline for…
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The story behind Tamiko – premature baby clothes
We get the history on how Tamiko was created and how Berglind decided to design and create premature baby clothes. Berglind’s story Most people ask if I got the idea because I‘d had a preemie myself, but that‘s not the case. My son was born full term and was over 8 lbs! (I later found…
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Parafricta® Baby Nests for a premature baby
The Parafricta® Baby Nests have been developed and created to help protect the delicate skin of your premature baby. The NICU at St. Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey contacted APA Parafricta with a problem – how could they incorporate the unique properties of Parafricta® into the Baby Nests that were used on the unit? They had…
Bliss announces new partnership with Tesco
Bliss the special care baby charity is thrilled to announce that we are working with Tesco who are supporting our Family Support Helpline. Tesco’s new brand – Tesco Loves Baby, which will be in-store from 9 January 2013 providing parents with the help they need, when they need it most. Becoming a parent is a…
Small Wonders DVD for families with a premature or sick baby
A new national initiative Small Wonders Change Programme has been launched to enable every family of a sick or premature baby to be at the cornerstone of their baby’s care in ways that can help to improve health outcomes. UK-based child health charity Best Beginnings, working with six medical Royal College, UNICEF and more than…
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Key research breakthrough on feeding of premature vulnerable babies
The way premature babies are fed in hospitals could be set to change following the results of a research programme – funded by children’s charity Action Medical Research* High-risk premature babies are vulnerable to severe bowel problems, which has led previously to a tendency to delay the start of milk feeds. Babies who are born…
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Bliss Family Handbook for parents of premature and sick babies
Special care baby charity Bliss provides support and advice to families of premature and sick babies throughout the UK at what is an extremely difficult and stressful time. With one in nine babies born each year in the UK needing specialist hospital care there are many parents who need Bliss’ support. We work with hospitals…
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Premature baby born weighing just 730 grams
Read this amazing and beautiful story of Frederick, a premature baby born at 28 weeks weighing just 730 grams. Frederick Warbrook McGill born Saturday 21st May 2011 @ 17.42pm, 28 weeks+2, weighing just 730 grams (1lb 9ozs) November 2010: We had been trying to have a baby for 3 years and after one failed and very…
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Premature baby guide
A premature baby guide, the only comprehensive guide; is now available to parents from the moment they find out they are at risk of giving birth early, to taking their baby home. With rates of premature births rising – there are 50,000 a year in the UK – premature birth has a huge impact on…
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Our Christmas baby came early!
Laura’s baby was due to arrive on 22nd December but this Christmas baby had other plans… In January 2005 I had my first child, James, one month later I was rather shocked to find out that we were to have a second baby. Our new baby was due 22nd December 2005. On 13th September 2005,…
