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The Early Birth Association makes a positive difference for babies, families and staff in Neonatal Care at the Trevor Mann Baby Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, and the Special Care Baby Unit at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards “Not only do the EBA raise money for vital life-saving equipment on the units they also make it just that little bit more comfortable for parent

s by supplying tea, coffee and biscuits and also the opportunity to talk about their experiences.” Matt, Dad to Finlay who was in TMBU. The Early Birth Association (EBA) is a registered charity (No. 286727) and we are here to make a positive difference for babies, families and staff teams by providing a wide variety of help and support for TMBU and SCBU at PRH. This ranges from providing practical items for the babies and parents on the units to make their hospital stay more homely and comfortable, to running coffee mornings and offering parents support, to funding vital life saving equipment and research. The charity was formed on 20th May 1983 the help and advice of the Consultant Paediatrician who was very well aware of the need to offer practical help and support to parents enduring such an extremely traumatic experience. Technological advances has meant that there are improved outcomes for babies on the units. Babies born from 23 weeks gestation can receive treatment , care and support on the units. Full term babies can also suffer severe problems and require intensive care and special care. We are all volunteers and are parents who have had experience of babies requiring specialist care. Please visit our website to find out more about the wide variety of help and support we offer on the neonatal units https://www.earlybirth.co.uk/what-we-do/

15/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came and saw us at - we had a great afternoon serving tea, coffee and cakes and raised £217! 🍰🧁☕️

Also a big thank you to for having us. 💛

11/06/2026

We will be at this Saturday 13th June from 2-4:30pm!

Come along and say hello - there will be plenty of hot drinks and delicious cake with the proceeds supporting us! 🍰🧁🫖☕️

04/06/2026

It's National Volunteers' Week!

Did you know we are a charity made up completely of volunteers?

We all have a personal connection to the units, whether that is being a parent, family or friend of babies that have been cared for there, or working on the units themselves. 💛

We always love hearing from new supporters, or if you are doing fundraisers, please get in touch at [email protected] 💛

31/05/2026

Monday 8th June is the next NICU Nurture coffee & chat afternoon in Brighton!

☕️ 1.5 hour FREE drop in coffee & chat afternoon sessions every second Monday of the month, led by a professional counsellor.
💛 You’re welcome to try a session as a one off, or attend regularly!
📍Tarner Family Hubs, Ivory Place, Brighton, BN2 9QE

For more information & to book your free space please get in touch: [email protected]

https://www.releaseforwomen.org.uk/.../product-nicu-nurture/

23/05/2026

A huge thank you to Siemens Thameslink who finished their football fundraiser on an incredible £4469! ⚽️

We are so grateful and we hope you had an amazing day!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/siemens-thameslink-9?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

If you are fundraising for The Early Birth Association, we’d love to hear from you at [email protected] 💛

You can also donate to our current campaign here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/memorial-casting

20/05/2026

It’s our birthday! We are 43 years old today! 🎈🎉

The Early Birth Association was formed on the 20th May 1983 with the help and advice of a Consultant Paediatrician who was aware of the need to offer practical help and support to parents going through an extremely difficult time when their babies are in hospital. To this day we are pleased to continue to be there for the families and their babies along with the staff on the units.

We are all volunteers and are parents, family and friends of babies that were cared for on the units. We joined The EBA as a way of showing our appreciation for the care our babies received, and to help the families and babies who need the units now and in the future.

We also have a very close working relationship with hospital staff. We’ve had committee members join us who work on the units, this means we can work even more quickly and responsively to the needs of the units to make a positive difference for everyone there.

For our birthday, we are asking for donations to enable us to continue doing what we do: https://www.justgiving.com/charity/earlybirth

Thank you! 💛

18/05/2026

Keeping the parent kitchen in Haywards Heath SCBU topped up! 🍊🍎🍪

This is just one of the little things your donations enable us to continue doing. A nice drink and a snack whilst having 5 minutes out from the ward can sometimes be the most welcome break for parents.. 💛

You can see details and donate to our most recent campaign here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/memorial-casting

15/05/2026

An incredible update from the amazing Freddie’s Fighters team who have upped their initial target as they are doing so well. They are currently sitting at £4420 and have a new target of £5000!

They shared this collage from the Hastings Half Marathon where a group of 10 took part on a particularly hot day.

The team have the Hastings 5 Miler and the 5k inflatable run in Brighton coming up, whilst on the look out for other fundraisers to join. We are so excited to see further updates and see how the team get on!

You can read more about the team’s story and donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/freddies-fighters-1?utm_source=CL&utm_medium=DT

If you are fundraising for the Early Birth Association, we’d love to know! Please email us with details at [email protected] 💛

12/05/2026

Happy International Nurses Day to all of the incredible nurses out there!

We appreciate the life changing work you do every day and we are so lucky to have you. 💛

07/05/2026

A huge thank you to Siemens who are doing a charity football match tomorrow to raise funds for The Early Birth Association!

They have already raised an incredible £3095 and we are so grateful.

We were chosen as one of the team members, Graham, spent time in Trevor Mann Baby Unit after his son was born unresponsive at the Princess Royal Hospital. They spent four challenging weeks at TMBU where his son, Toby, was looked after by the incredible team there.

You can read Graham’s statement and donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/siemens-thameslink-9?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL%0A

Thank you again, and we hope you have a fantastic day!

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01273 696955

Website

http://www.earlybirth.co.uk/

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