I am Hugo, I will be 6 years old when I take part in my very first Triathlon! 

It is currently March and 6 years ago mummy had never heard of ICP and was actually having a nice pregnancy and completely convinced that I would be two weeks late, like most of her friend's babies had been. 

Mummy started to feel a bit unwell and people kept commenting that she was scratching so eventually she got seen for some blood tests. It turned out that mummy had ICP and actually her levels were so bad that the midwives came to track her down in the hospital to get them taken again. Ten days later I wanted to make my early appearance into the world. I was small, a little bit yellow and impatient to get out. 

Since I was born there has been some amazing research published by Ovadia and had this been published when I was born I would have been evicted as soon as mummy had her blood tests. 

By donating to ICP on their 30th anniversary you are helping to fund the next 30 and keep babies like me and Violet safe. 

Thank you! 

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a liver condition unique to pregnancy. It affects 5,500 women in the UK every year and is caused through a combination of genetics, hormones and environmental factors. It's main symptom is itching which may be so severe that women feel suicidal. In its most severe form it can cause stillbirth.Covid-19 hasn't stopped women developing ICP and the risk of stillbirth in severe ICP hasn't gone away. Women with the condition are faced with a lack of standardised care in their pregnancies, leading to worry and anxiety, so the information ICP Support provides to women enables them to ask for the right care in their pregnancies and ensure the safe arrival of their babies. Your support for my fundraising will help ICP Support to continue their work, and a minimum of 40% of what is raised will be donated towards research. With your help, together, we can stamp out stillbirth when it comes to ICP.