A new initiative to help support families with premature or sick babies has launched today.<\/p>\n
The national Small Wonders Change Programme, from UK child health charity Best Beginnings. will be rolling out across the country.<\/p>\n
There will be more than 400 nurses, doctors and midwifes within hospitals to help support the families of these babies.<\/p>\n
The new Small Wonders DVD, charting the real life journey of 14 families in the same situation will also help parents with information and guidance.<\/p>\n
Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, General Secretary, Royal College of Midwives\u00a0says: \u201cI am delighted that the Royal College of Midwives has been a stakeholder on the Small Wonders DVD since the project got underway in 2010. It was so important that this DVD was made, as it will significantly contribute to supporting parents with premature babies at what could is often a very turbulent time for them. Once again Best Beginnings have created a powerful resource that will make a real difference to the lives of the families across the\u00a0UK. \u201d<\/p>\n