Bliss (charity) a story on neonatal intensive care units. The article said that no hospital had all the equipment it needed to safely care for the premature and sick babies in their care. Allan Chilvers suggested setting up a society to raise funds for life-saving equipment like incubators for premature babies and Bliss (Baby Life Support Systems) was born. In five years Bliss raised £750,000 and donated equipment to 82 hospitals. The 1990s saw the introduction of artificial pulmonary surfactants and antenatal steroids which reduced infant mortality and meant more premature babies began to survive. During this decade, Bliss was chosen as
Auditory Verbal UK Auditory Verbal UK Auditory VerbalUK is an award-winning national charity that delivers Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) to deaf babies and children aged 0 – 5 years to enable them to listen and talk. AVUK advocates that with access to hearing technology every deaf child should have the opportunity to listen and talk. AVT enables children who are deaf to learn to listen and speak without the need to rely on lip reading or sign language. Auditory verbal therapists at AVUK work with families on a one-to-one basis, giving parents and carers skills to help their child make progress. There have