BURPS Neonatal Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital

07/10/2025

Yesterday, baby Scarlett was discharged from NICU after 78 days 🗓️ she was born at 28 weeks weighing 1kg and now weighs 3.1kg! 💜

05/10/2025

Join us on 16 November to mark World Prematurity Day! There will be tea, coffee and cakes and children’s entertainment, including sessions run by ChaCha Chimps Aylesbury 🎵 all welcome (teddy bears included!)
Please RSVP on our website burpscharity.org/events (link also in bio)

28/09/2025

Harry John in May 2025 at 26 weeks + 4 weighing 820grams. He came back to visit the unit staff at 43 weeks + 1 day weighing 4.4kg 💜 ✨

16/09/2025

Freya was born at 24 weeks weighing just 755g. She has just celebrated her 1st birthday and now weighs 7.5kg! She popped into the unit with her parents to say hello and give some treats to the staff 💜

07/09/2025

A massive thank you to Andy, who fundraised for the charity by running not only one marathon… but 14 marathons, back to back!! 🏃🏻‍♂️ he raised an outstanding £4,793 🌟
Both of his daughters spent time on the SM NICU so the whole family dropped in yesterday to mark this amazing donation 👏💜

04/09/2025

Indie was born at 28 weeks 6 days, weighing 2lb 7oz and spent time in the care of the NICU team. She is now 24 weeks old and popped into the unit to say hello to the wonderful NICU nurses 🥰

15/08/2025

National Neonatal Nurses Day on the unit 🩺
Baby Roman’s big sister Rosie brought in some treats for the nurses and a very thoughtful touch - a homemade card 🥰

15/08/2025

Today is National Neonatal Nurses Day 🧑‍⚕️ if you spent time on the SM NICU and want to thank the nurses that helped your family, drop your stories/messages below! 👇 we will pass them onto the real life superheroes 💜

09/08/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s maternity and neonatal services have achieved Stage 2 Accreditation from UNICEF UK's Baby Friendly Initiative!

This milestone recognises the successful implementation of a robust training system, ensuring every team member is equipped to support infant feeding and build strong parent-baby relationships. Each staff member completes an intensive two-day training course, followed by annual updates to maintain excellence in care.

Michelle East, Director of Midwifery, shared: “This achievement is a testament to the passion and professionalism of our maternity and neonatal staff. We are incredibly proud of all our colleagues who have contributed to this success. With Stage 2 now complete, we are working towards Stage 3 accreditation, which focuses on parents’ experiences. The team is already working hard towards achieving this next goal, continuing to place families at the heart of everything we do as we continue on our journey to achieve the Gold Award.”

➡️ https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/blog/2025/08/05/trust-maternity-and-neonatal-services-achieve-baby-friendly-initiative-stage-2-accreditation/

11/07/2025

Pop along to Hats Off Chesham for some free fun! 🎩 ☀️
One of our trustees will be saying a few words about the charity at 12:00 ⌚️

We've got amazing talented line ups on our two stages at Hats Off Chesham! on 12 July from 12pm
Get your groove - and your hats - on!

BURPS Neonatal Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital - many thanks for sponsoring our community stage once more.

Thanks to all our fabulous acts helping us make the day special!
The Badd Dads Out Of Time Peter Joseph Love & Squalor 5 of Herts Trekkers Chesham Maggie Monk School of Dancing Knights of Harmony Castle Street Dance Studios Elgiva Youth

01/07/2025

Some amazing fundraising efforts from Rococo Lounge 🙌🏻 you’ve got this! ⛰️ 💪 💜

22/06/2025

🔬Opportunity to take part in a research study on pre-term birth

🏥 Stoke Mandeville Hospital are one of many hospitals taking part in a study into pre-term birth. The study is being undertaken in conjunction with Imperial College London, Tommy's National Centre for Preterm Birth Research and Genomics England Limited

📝 The goals of the study are to:
1. Understand the genetic reasons behind preterm birth
2. Improve how we manage and prevent preterm birth
3. Develop ways to predict who might be at higher risk of having a preterm birth based on their genetic information

💻 If you’d consider taking part (or if you’d like more information) please contact bht.og.research@nhs.net

💜 We know this may be a difficult subject for some and share this information with sensitivity and respect