01/11/2024
It's November NICU Awareness Month!
NICU Awareness Month highlights the importance of Neonatal Units and their amazing staff around Australia. 132 babies are born each day requiring specialised care, but sadly, only around 1 in 3 families have access to vital support today. We need your help.
These are a few ways you can get involved this November:
Fundraise for Miracles this November to allow more families access to vital support that they need for this emotional and challenging experience. It costs $143 to support a family currently in NICU or SCN. With World Prematurity Day around the corner, it's a perfect time to get together to raise funds for our most vulnerable. Click here to fundraise for miracles: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/content/fundraise-landing/gjjlm8.
It's not too late to join our 'Move 4 Miracles' challenge! Every step or kilometre that you walk, run or ride will help premature babies, and their families reach their full potential. Up to 48,000 newborn babies require specialised medical care in Australia each year, around 27,000 of these are born premature. Click here to sign up for Move 4 Miracles: https://move-for-miracles-2024.raiselysite.com/
PURPLE is the international colour of prematurity awareness, and we are asking Australia to join the rest of the world, to ‘Light It Purple’, highlighting premature birth and the journey of these families. Click here to register for Light It Purple: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/content/light-it-purple/gkdo6g.
Thank U NICU Day is an important day that is taking place on Friday 29th of November 2024. This is a day to thank the wonderful NICU & SCN staff for all their hard work and dedication in caring for our miracle babies. If you would like to leave a message of thanks to the hospital team that helped you through your hospital journey, click here: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/content/thank-u-nicu-day-messages/gjyhvs.
You can read more about this in our NurtureNews Articles here: https://www.miraclebabies.org.au/content/find-out-how-you-can-get-involved-this-november/gjj5jb