Tommy's

Football 4 Charity has been fundraising for Tommy's, the baby charity since the summer of 2005. Here is some more information about Tommy's, the baby charity & what they do...

Tommy’s, the baby charity

We believe every baby deserves the best start in life. We are committed to funding medical research and providing information to help more mums and dads through a healthy pregnancy and birth.

• One in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage
• Over 100,000 women lose their babies each year and the cause is often unknown. This high rate has remained the same since the 1930s.
• One in 200 babies is stillborn. Although this rate is falling there is still no clear medical reason given for over half of all stillbirths.
• 100 babies are born too small or too soon in the UK each day
  One in ten of these babies will die or develop serious permanent disabilities.
• Four out of five babies who die do so because they are born to small

 It seems incredible that, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, these figures should still be so high. It is a tragedy that, despite all the best efforts of our medical services, so many pregnancies should end in heartbreak.

How does Tommy’s help?

As the UK's leading baby charity, we want to know why problems in pregnancy occur, if some people are more at risk than others and how we can prevent these problems occurring.

Despite the magnitude of the problem, doctors still don't know why these tragedies happen. Tommy's, the baby charity,  is determined to find the answers. Since the charity was founded in 1992 Tommy's has funded more than 55 research projects and established centres for fetal health research in London and Manchester.

However, there is still so much work to be done.

Tommy's, the baby charity also provides information about pregnancy health issues for medical professionals, parents and parents-to-be. We aim to ensure that information on health in pregnancy and reducing the risk of problems is available to all parents-to-be in the UK.

Need some help?

Tommy's, the baby charity now offers a telephone information service to help pregnant women and their partners, couples considering pregnancy, parents and health professionals. By dialing 0870 777 30 60 you can receive advice on pregnancy health issues, and also order any of Tommy's information leaflets, either individually or in bulk.