On 2nd December 2021, our beautiful Amy was rushed to St George’s hospital with severe complications with her twin pregnancy. At just 23 weeks, Amy went into labour and gave birth to Elsie & Dotty, but sadly, little Dotty was born sleeping. Elsie had to have multiple surgeries and each day was a challenge for Amy and her family. Amy spent 4 months at St George’s where she was alone Monday-Friday, beside Elsie in the neonatal unit, until her gorgeous family, Scott and Charlie could go down at the weekends. First Touch cared for Elsie and supported Amy and her family through this journey.

Elsie was eventually transferred to Barnsley hospital in March, much closer to home, which meant Amy could be with her family. She was then finally able to go home in April and is doing amazingly well.

First Touch is the official charity of St George’s neonatal unit. First Touch funds state-of-the-art equipment and specialist staff training which are outside of the scope of NHS budgets, as well as a range of initiatives to support families during their stay on the unit.

The neonatal unit St George’s Hospital cares for 600 babies each year. Many of the babies they care for have been born prematurely, with some mothers having only just reached 24 weeks of pregnancy (40 weeks is generally considered normal). Some babies require life saving surgery. We want these babies to grow up to be healthy, happy children with bright futures. Donations to the work at St George’s help to achieve this

We want to come together and raise money to support this incredible charity, so they can continue to offer other families this same support.