Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely every year in the UK
This means that 1 in every 13 babies is born before 37 weeks. At Colourful Beginnings, we support families with premature and sick babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) all over the UK. We provide support, care and companionship to families with premature babies, and provide a platform for all those affected by premature births to come together to support each other, no matter what stage they are on their NICU journey.
Testimonials
“Our package arrived yesterday!! I was blown away by it – nothing like what I expected it to be and we can’t thank you enough! Especially for the personalised touches, it’s so lovely, and I can’t wait for Lila to fit into her baby grow! I’ve started back filling in her NICU journal and it’s made me realise how much I’ve forgotten already in the haze of the first weeks, but equally how important it is to capture and record, which future me will be so grateful for.”
“Received your gift when spending time at SCBU, it really did help me and found so much comfort in reading your letter knowing others understand how I was feeling. Can’t thank you enough for the support I felt just from reading it. My baby boy was born at 2.6Ibs when I was 28+6 days, we’ve been home a couple of days now and it’s the most surreal but amazing feeling ever.”
If you would like to share your story, donate, partner with us or support our vital work in other ways, please get in touch. Your contribution is the catalyst to support families in need at a critical time in their lives.
