1 in every 7 babies born in the UK will need specialist care.

My son Rhys was one of those babies when he was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1lb 10 oz (Bag of sugar is 2lbs)

Rhys spent 5 months in hospital having major surgery to repair the damage caused by necrotising enterocolitis, which resulted in him losing 1/3 of his small bowel.

After 21 blood transfusions, 2 cases of sepsis, a bleed on the brain and two further surgeries to repair his bowel. Rhys came home.

I was a lucky father.

Bliss is the leading UK charity for babies born premature or sick. They rely on donations to fund their work, and without our help they won't be able to reach the 90,000 babies needing neonatal care each year.

Your donation to my page will help Bliss to drive improvements in neonatal care, to ensure that the needs of babies are at the heart of policy and planning for the future, and to provide information and support to all families with a baby born premature or sick.