Visit www.tommys.org/ebaygrant for more information.

Throughout the month of September, eBay are giving 3 lucky charities the chance to 

win grants of £5000, £3000 and £2000. eBay users are asked to “save a favourite charity” and at the end of September the 3 charities with the most “favourite” votes will win the grants.

It’s that simple, all we are asking you to do is click to cast your vote to help us win! 

If you already have an eBay account just click here, login, then click to save us as your favourite charity  

If you do not already have an eBay account, you will first need to register and once you have done this just click here to save us as your favourite charity 

Tommy's is relaunching its information service this October.

If you've benefited from the information service, it would be hugely helpful if you could share your story with us to help promote the relaunched PregnancyLine and publicise the new freephone number in the media.

If you can help us out with this, drop us an e-mail with your contact details to tell us about your experience: tommyspressoffice@tommys.org

Between Saturday 30th October and Sunday 14th November, Baby Loves Disco events in Manchester, London, Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh, will be dedicated to raising funds for Tommy’s.

For more information, visit www.tommys.org/dance-athon

Click here to subscribe to Practical Parenting magazine and recieve 3 issues for £1.

Take part in a sponsored 8k run or power-walk for Tommy's with your buggy and baby, held in association with Buggyfit.  On Saturday 11th September at 10am, Windsor Great Park will be overrun by parents and prams as they parade around the stunning course. This promises to be a fun event for both parent and child, with entertainers on the start line and free Heinz baby food at the finish line for little-ones to enjoy whilst parents take a well-earned rest!

To register for the Baby Race, visit www.tommys.org/babyrace.

Tommy's big, annual fundraiser, Splashathon is in full swing up and down the country as thousands of little-ones make a big splash for cash for Tommy's!

 This year's Splashathon is supported by model, actress, presenter and mum of two Nancy Sorrell, and is sponsored by Splash About, the children's swimwear specialists.

 Visit http://splashathon.org for more details and to find your nearest pool to get splashing!

The Johnson's Baby Celebrity hand-me-down auction in aid of Tommy's will run until 7pm on Sunday 30th May at www.ebay.co.uk/johnsonsbaby

Get bidding to be in with a chance of winning items including a baby bath from Geri Halliwell, a collection of well-loved baby things from Tamzin Outhwaite, a hamper of goodies for a new mum from Edith Bowman and a baby blanket from Melanie C.  

If you missed Tommy's midwife, Annette Briley, on This Morning's Baby Club with Holly and Phil the other week, you can watch it here now!

Click here to visit the ITV website and watch the Baby Club 

We have created a new "In Memory" section to provide assistance to our many supporters who have experienced the loss of a baby.

The loss of every baby and child, no matter what stage in pregnancy or age, is always devastating.  In our In Memory section, we hope to provide guidance and support to the many men and women touched by a pregnancy complication, such as miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth.

The winners of 2010's Let's get parent friendly Awards were announced during a 5 star awards ceremony at The Mandarin Oriental hotel in London.

See the winners, runners-up and nominees for each award category here.

Our new print and outdoor advertising campaign has just started, with our ads appearing in a wide variety of publications, including The Daily Express, The Sunday Express, Mother & Baby, Pregnancy & Birth, The Daily Mail, Hello!, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Mirror, The Daily Mirror, The Independent, The Times, The Sun, Money Week and many more!

See our ads and a full list of publications here...

16/11/2009

Tonight at 21:00 on BBC Radio 4

The placenta is the baby's life support system, but much is still not known about how it works and how to help when things go wrong. The charity Tommy's has created the UK's first placenta clinic in Manchester. Sue Broom meets the patients hoping that the scientists in the labs there can discover why the placenta can fail to implant or produce the wide blood vessels crucial to the baby's growth.

17/11/2009 Update: Listen to it on http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00nvdgg

A host of celebrities have recreated their footprints to highlight the Brantano New for Old campaign, which raises money for the baby charity, Tommy’s.

Full press release here.

Or visit the webpage here

 Tommy’s and Action Medical Research both welcome the March of Dimes' White Paper which states that strategies for reducing death and disability related to preterm birth must be given priority.

Please see our full comment.

The number of premature births has risen significantly but survival rates for babies born early have also improved.

The research, from the Tommy's Centre in Edinburgh University, found that the risk of neonatal death from premature birth more than halved between 1980 and 2005.

The number of premature babies rose from 54 per 1,000 births between 1980 and 1985 to 63 between 2000 and 2005.

High blood pressure and diabetes were identified as major factors.

Read the full press release here

We were invited to take part in the annual BGC Charity Day on Friday. Celebrities Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Samantha Bond and Will Greenwood attended and traded on our behalf.

Click here to see the pictures and to read more

New research by Tommy’s and Johnson’s Baby shows that many women are still confused about the truths and myths surrounding pregnancy.

Please read more here.

The priority groups who will be first in line for vaccination against swine flu will include pregnant women, frontline health and social care workers, and everyone in at-risk groups aged over six months, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.

Read more about the priority list.

A quarter of pregnant women do not increase their intake of folic acid during pregnancy, according to a new survey by Tommy’s the baby charity, with a further 98% admitting they do not alter their diet to include folate rich foods.

Read more about the survey here.

An exploratory study, funded by Tommy's, to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, has shown that women going into early preterm labour (before 34 weeks gestation) have low-levels of progesterone in their saliva as early as 24 weeks.

Please click here for further information.

Tommy’s, the baby charity is delighted to announce that one of television’s yummiest mummies, Nancy Sorrell, will be supporting this year’s Splashathon, sponsored by Splash About and supported by First Choice.

Please read more here.

Expectant mothers who are obese are much more likely to suffer from minor complications such as heart burn and chest infections during pregnancy, a study suggests.

Read more about this study.