March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We’re advocating for policies to protect them. We’re working to radically improve the health care they receive. We’re pioneering research to find solutions. We’re empowering families with programs, knowledge and tools to have healthier pregnancies. By uniting communities, we’re building a brighter future for us all.
Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. We rely on donations to fund our work but with one baby admitted to neonatal care every five minutes we don’t have the resources to reach every baby.
We need help to support the already stretched NHS to drive improvements in neonatal care, to ensure that the needs of babies are at the heart of policy and planning for the future, and to provide information and support to 100,000 families with a baby in neonatal care each year.
Tomorrow, more than 300 babies will be admitted to neonatal care. Help ensure they get the best care by visiting bliss.org.uk/support-bliss
Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) that is dedicated to providing providing early intervention mental health support, education and community for NICU & bereaved parents. Early intervention mental health support is provided to parents at no cost to families and all support is designed with the emotional, physical and social needs of the NICU parent. Our caring professional staff team (not volunteers) is comprised of trained NICU graduate and bereaved parents.
Support includes:
-Support groups*
-One-to-one support
-Counseling
-Educational resources
-Podcasts (Parent & Professional channels)
-Hand to Hold mobile app
-Comprehensive in-hospital bedside support with contracted partner hospitals*
*Led by Hand to Hold's Family Support Specialists (Certified Mental Health Peer Specialists) with lived NICU and/or bereaved experience.
We believe that Care for the Parent is Care for the Baby. When babies need the specialized medical attention of a NICU, it is emotionally traumatic to the parent and disruptive to traditional parent-baby bonding. NICU parents are up to 30% more likely to experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS). Women of color are 2x more likely to experience PMADs.
We are boldly removing barriers for equitable support by growing a hybrid model of in-person and virtual support in service to our vision. We envision a 🌎 where every NICU family has a trusted Hand to Hold through their NICU journey and beyond.