Our Impact

Bliss champions the right of every baby born premature or sick to excellent neonatal care, experience and outcomes. We achieve this by improving care, giving voice to babies, and supporting parents to be partners in care. 

Our achievements this year have:

• Given parents the knowledge, confidence and support they need to be partners in their baby's care
• Supported professionals to deliver Family Integrated Care
• Secured policy that keeps parents and babies together

Read about how we measure our impact, and find out more about the impact we are having below.

For Parents 

Bliss is here the moment a baby is born premature or sick – and long after a family leaves the neonatal unit. Evidence shows that outcomes for babies are improved when parents are partners in their baby’s care. Bliss’ work to support parents and carers across the UK helps them to be better informed, more confident and less isolated, helping them to be hands-on carers and partners in decision making.

Read more about our achievements for parents (PDF).

For Healthcare Professionals 

Family Integrated Care (FICare) is a model of care for babies born premature or sick, which promotes a culture of partnership between parents and carers and healthcare professionals working to care for babies on the neonatal unit. Babies experience less pain and have better short and long-term health outcomes when their parents are partners in their care. This is why Bliss works with healthcare professionals to provide tools and resources to support them to deliver Family Integrated Care in practice.

Read more about our achievements for healthcare professionals (PDF). 

For Policy Makers and Researchers 

Our evidence and lived-experience voices drive systemic change by improving the policies which guide neonatal care. We support policymakers to tackle barriers such as the financial costs of having a baby in neonatal care. Our work with researchers helps improve their work through the inclusion of diverse parents and carers’ experiences.

Read more about our achievements for Policy Makers and Researchers (PDF). 

Generosity that fuels our impact 

What we achieve for babies is only made possible through the generosity of our donors and fundraisers. We are incredibly grateful for those who have participated in our Facebook Fundraising Challenges, our corporate partners, those who have donated through Trusts and Foundations, and for anyone who has chosen to support Bliss with a donation. You all play an invaluable role in what Bliss does and will continue to do to help every baby born premature or sick in the UK. Thank you.