Each year more than 60,000 babies are born early and require neonatal care, but it's not just the babies who need caring for, it's the parents, the siblings and the grandparents too.

At Leo's, we take care of the full family, because we've been sat where they are, we have lived, and are still living the neonatal journey and know what it takes to care for these families.

Our team offers an expansive selection of support for families, including peer support, counselling, EMDR to treat PTSD, pregnancy support, specialised neonatal baby massage and yoga, specialised swimming, community sensory play, home visits, New Born Behavioural Observations, advocacy, sensory based yoga for older neonatal graduates and much more.

We are the only charity in the region offering this level of in depth support to the neonatal community.

Leo's covers the North East of England, and our provision costs in excess of £100,000 a year to run, but we cannot do that without the support of fundraisers, the local community and our funders.

This World Prematurity Day, we're launching the 6.0 challenge to raise funds for our services. The 6.0 Challenge is a nod to the 60,000 babies born early each year. The challenge will run across the month of November finishing on November 17th.

To help with our fundraising, we are also holding a sponsored 'Push For Preemies' buggy, bike, trike push and toddle on November 12th at parks across the region for you to take part in!

Join us in celebrating these incredible babies who fight for their lives on a daily basis!

Wondering how to join us.... here's how....

. Walk 60,000 steps in a week

. Run, swim, walk, cycle, canoe, paddle board 6KM or 6 miles

. Do 60 star jumps, 60 sit ups, 60 burpees a day, 60 60 second planks across the month

. Bake 60 cakes to sell at your work or school

. Set your school a 6.0 challenge, do 60 star jumps, 60 yoga poses, 60 pictures to colour in - whatever you fancy!

. Shave 6 inches off your hair

. Set a 6 hour gaming challenge

. Try 60 different things!

. Host a pool splashathon for 60 minutes

Pick your challenge, or sign up for the Push For Preemies event and start fundraising through this page today!

Every penny raised will be reinvested back into those we care for!