Last year we put on a Fancy Dress Parade to raise awareness for premature and sick babies, and raise funds for SNUG to help us carry on supporting local SCBU/NNU families. We were AMAZED by how hard the North Devon community worked and came...
On Saturday 15th of June we are going to be holding our great big SNUG Sponsored fancy dress parade! It's going to be a wonderful afternoon for the whole family We invite you to grab all your friends and family, get dressed up and come along...
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill The Neonatal Care (leave and pay) Bill has passed through the difference stages of parliament and now the Bill has become an act of parliament, and it is hoping to be implemented by spring 2025. The purpose of...
"Everything seemed to be going well after Aubree was born at 25 weeks and 6 days gestation on the 27th of August 2021. On the 7th sept my husband Dan had to leave us in Derriford and return to Holsworthy to be with our other children. A few...
Our Fancy Dress Parade in North Devon was an absolute blast! Thank you to everyone that came along to support us on the day, everyone that bought raffle tickets and to all of the generous donations from the the amazing local business for our raffle...
"Today marks World Down Syndrome Day, chosen to represent the 3 copies of the 21st chromosome present in those with Down Syndrome. In order to raise awareness we wear odd socks, to represent how the chromosomes look in a microscope. Our journey...
I was diagnosed with severe pre eclampsia at my 31wk midwife appointment. After a week under observation at Taunton hospital, I came back to Barnstaple where our baby arrived 8 weeks early via c-section. Sebastian spent six weeks in Barnstaple SCBU...
When I went into labour at nearly 41 weeks, I had no reason to think my baby would be admitted to NNU. I'd had a very straight forward pregnancy and the thought of NNU hadn't even entered my mind. I had attended a hypnobirthing weekend and...
With SNUG supporting so many families and creating such a wonderful network of people across Devon, all of whom are attuned to the neonatal world, it made sense to extend a specific arm of support to Dad's and partners. At such a time of crisis ...
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