Website: http://babylifeline.org.uk
Charity Registration No 1006457
Tel: 02476 422135

Baby Lifeline came into being in 1981 after Judy Ledger, now Chief Executive, suffered the personal loss of three premature babies. It is a unique national charity that provides technology for use in maternity services, as well as specialist training for its healthcare professionals.

Funds raised by Baby Lifeline help to supply hospitals up and down the country with equipment ranging from digital weighing scales to major pieces of technology, such as incubators and scanners.

As the birth rate increases in this country to approximately 670,000 a year, we still see around 8,500 babies dying around the time of birth and during the first year of life.

As medicine has advanced over the years to improve the care of pregnant women and their babies, more expertise has led to a far higher demand on funds needed for equipment and training. The burden on the NHS is therefore greater than ever before and our appeal is to complement the work already carried out.

Over a ten year period the charity raised more than £1.5 million and purchased vital equipment for three hospitals in Coventry and Warwickshire - where the charity still has its headquarters. Not surprisingly Baby Lifeline’s influence and work subsequently spread nationwide and to date it has contributed more than £8 million to Britain’s maternity hospitals and services.

Baby Lifeline has created a key training events and resources for medical professionals, including a series of nine interactive educational videos for junior doctors and midwives called the BIRTH series, which has received endorsement from the Royal College of Midwives as well as The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.

Even a few pence a day can help us to continue with this vital work and on behalf of parents all over the UK we would like to say a heartfelt thank you in anticipation of your kind donation.