13/11/2023 | Highlights, Story
Laura’s Story Laura bravely shares the story of her little boy who was born at 26 weeks. Her experience led her to leave her career and become a midwife. I was pregnant in 2012/13, it was low risk and I was a first time mum. I had some experience with premature...
13/11/2023 | Highlights, Story
Zalena & Sam Zalena shares the story of her little boy Sam born at 24 weeks. I found out I was pregnant in December 2019, it was my first pregnancy and I had not experienced any complications during my pregnancy and I had very little knowledge of premature birth...
13/11/2023 | Highlights, Story
Dr Gemma Ambrose Dr Gemma Ambrose bravely shares her story of her twin pregnancy in 2010 , who were both at 26 weeks. I found out I was pregnant in Australia in 2010, it was my first pregnancy and I had no experience of preterm birth before this. I had monochorionic...
17/07/2023 | Highlights, News
Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brings you to work with Borne? I’ve worked in the charity sector for something like 22 years now, helping to create better life chances for some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our society. Before...
12/07/2023 | Highlights, Updates
Scummy Mummies Scale New Heights for Premature Birth Research On March 29, 2023, at an astonishing altitude of 17,417 ft (5309m) on Mount Everest in Nepal, Borne Ambassadors Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn, known as the Scummy Mummies, accomplished a remarkable feat....
18/04/2023 | Fundraising, Highlights
Scummy Mummies The Scummy Mummies took their comedy show to epic heights and broke a Guinness World Record all in aid of Borne. The comedy duo Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson joined forces in 2013, and since have gone on to produce an award-winning podcast, a sell-out...
28/02/2023 | Fundraising, Highlights
The Scummy Mummies, Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson are Hiking to Everest Base Camp and breaking a Guinness World Record all in aid of raising money for Borne. The comedy duo joined forces in 2013, and since have gone on to producing an award-winning podcast, a sell-out...
06/02/2023 | Fundraising, Highlights
Mumble Forum is a Global Networking Platform on a mission to inspire social change, empower mothers and encourage future generations. Their community is a diverse mix of female founders, business women, royals, industry leaders, influencers and professionals. With...
05/12/2022 | Highlights, Story
“nothing has changed” – by fiona mylchreest Fiona is the mother of five children, all born prematurely. She shares how “nothing has changed” 16 years since she had her last premature birth. “#Borne to make progress” I had five...
01/12/2022 | Highlights, Story
Sarah & Mark’s Story Angel and Acorn Just over seven years ago we found out we were pregnant with an Angel Baby and an Acorn Baby. Angel baby had body stalk anomaly, meaning there was no possibility of survival outside the womb. The other baby appeared to...
14/11/2022 | Highlights, Story
Lucy and ben’S STORY June 2020 Lucy and Ben were expecting their first child during the pandemic. Lucy shares the 22 days she was able to spend with Ozzy, her new born son in the NICU. Ben and I found out we were expecting our first baby in June 2020 and were...
14/11/2022 | Highlights, Story
“Milestones” -by fiona mylchreest Fiona is the mother of five children, all born prematurely. She shares how “Milestones” are different for children born premature. “Sometimes, the later the better.” We’ve just celebrated a big milestone in...
14/11/2022 | Highlights, News & Events
World Prematurity Day 2022 #Bornetoosoon Globally, 15 million children a year are born too soon with 164 babies born prematurely every day in the UK. Premature birth is the leading cause of childhood death worldwide and has a lifelong impact on the babies who...
14/11/2022 | Highlights, Story
dR brendan Browne Dr Brendan Browne, a Borne funded scientist explains why World Prematurity Day is important to him and his work. “about 7% of pregnancies end in preterm birth in the UK” Dr Brendan Browne- “Hi, I’m Brendan and I’m...
11/11/2022 | Costa Rica Challenge, Fundraising, Highlights
borne’s costa rica challenge In October 2022, 7 Brits and 6 Aussies, led by Extreme Leader Alan Chambers MBE, made their way across Costa Rica, in a Coast2Coast Challenge to raise awareness and funds for research into premature birth. Starting from the Caribbean...
27/09/2022 | Highlights, News
15/08/2022 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Shooting Day 2022 Our fun-filled clay pigeon shooting day returned this June at the Royal Berkshire Shooting School. Our annual Shoot Day was back with a bang this year. Our guests joined us on 30th June 2022 at the Royal Berkshire Shooting School to support...
07/07/2022 | Highlights, Story
CRISTINA’S STORY A decade ago Cristina’s son was unexpectedly, born too soon. She reflects on her experience and the impact it had after she took her son home. Ten years ago we brought home this premature, still jaundiced, four-pound baby boy, born at 35...
16/06/2022 | Highlights, Story
A FATHER’S VIEW: CHARLIE’s story Ahead of Father’s Day, we spoke to Charlie about his second experience of premature birth to his son Rafi, born at 29 weeks. I walked into the bathroom, locked the door and cried. Was this all about to happen again?...
30/05/2022 | Highlights, Story
The OVERNIGHT TEST: kAT’s story Kat’s daughter Hazel was born too soon. Here, she tells the story of becoming a parent on a neonatal ward. The Overnight Test and other things you learn when your baby comes far too early. A year ago today I woke up in...
11/05/2022 | Highlights, Story
PREMATURE BIRTH: A GRANDPARENTS PERSPECTIVE David and Linda became grandparents earlier than expected, when Russell was born 14 weeks too soon. Many of our friends, already grandparents had told us that having a grandchild is the most precious gift and a joyous...
04/03/2022 | Highlights, Story
LAYLA’s story Layla has three daughters and has had two premature births. She now shares her story on social media to create a safe space for other families so that no one is left feeling alone. Nothing prepares a parent for a premature birth. Sometimes it’s...
19/01/2022 | Highlights, Research, Story
profile: dr viki male Find out what inspired Viki to become a scientist and how her dedication to research is driving us closer to cracking the code on preterm birth. Viki has always been interested in science. She studied at the University of Cambridge where she...
13/01/2022 | Highlights, Story
My pandemic baby: Georgie’s story Georgie shares her story from pregnancy to NICU during a global pandemic. When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child we were elated. My pregnancy was low risk, and I was a fit and healthy 30-year-old. I...
22/12/2021 | Fundraising, Highlights
The big give christmas challenge 2021 In December, Borne took part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge – the UK’s largest match funded campaign. For the second year running Borne took part in the UK’s largest match funding campaign – the Big Give Christmas...
12/11/2021 | Highlights, Story
“Each night we feared it would be our last” – Dawn’s Story Dawn and Daniel are connected by two things; their dedication to fundraising for our work and the desire to change the outcome for babies born too soon. They were, by chance reconnected in October 2021,...
02/10/2021 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2021 On Thursday 30th September we held another successful Golf Day at Sunningdale Golf Club. We were thrilled to be able to resume the usual format for our annual Golf Day again this year. This years sell out event saw 22 teams come together to support...
02/07/2021 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Shooting Day 2021 Held on Thursday 1st July at the beautiful Royal Berkshire Shooting School, we enjoyed a great day of clay pigeon shooting. Our first non-virtual event of the year was our most successful Shooting Day ever! In keeping with COVID-19 government...
10/03/2021 | Highlights, Research
COVID-19 and pregnancy At the forefront of the advancement of knowledge between COVID-19 and pregnancy is Borne funded lecturer in Reproductive Immunology, Dr Viki Male. Here, we share with you a Q&A and relevant resources from a variety of sources. We are now...
04/12/2020 | Highlights, Story
“Our lives could have been extremely different” – Charles’ Story Charles’ two children Imogen and Jasper were borne before they were ready for the world. Like 1 in 10 of all premature babies, they are now living with permanent and life-changing...
03/12/2020 | Highlights, Story
“One pregnancy, two babies” – by Fiona Mylchreest After two premature births, when Fiona found our that her third pregnancy was twins, she was shocked, delighted, and terrified. This is my daughter Ishbel. She was born at 31 weeks and 3 days...
21/10/2020 | Highlights, Story
Finn’s Story – by Fiona Mylchreest To mark her first son Finn’s 21st birthday, Fiona reflects on his premature birth and the implications it has had on his life. Last week we celebrated the joy of having our son in our lives for twenty-one years. We...
02/10/2020 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2020 Hosted by Borne Patron and rugby legend Will Greenwood, Borne’s Golf Day was held on October 1st at the beautiful and iconic Sunningdale Golf Club. After the uncertainty of the past few months, we felt we achieved the impossible with Golf Day 2020....
29/07/2020 | Highlights, Story
CLAIRE AND ALEX’S STORY Claire and Alex lost their first daughter, Sylvie, because she was born too soon. Claire was young and healthy – there was nothing to indicate that she was at risk of premature labour. And once it became clear, it was too late. Your...
28/11/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Wonderland 2019 An unrivalled extravaganza of delights in the heart of Central London, our biennial gala was an evening of fine dining, entertainment and money-can’t-buy auction prizes. Borne’s biennial gala was held at the iconic Freemason’s Hall in Central...
09/10/2019 | Highlights, Story
Borne and Action Medical Research invest over £1 million to help tackle premature birth The two medical research charities have teamed up to fund research projects to prevent premature birth and improve the lives of mothers and their babies. Each year, around 60,000...
04/10/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2019 Borne’s Golf Day returned to Sunningdale Golf Club on Thursday 3rd October for another great day of friendly competition. Hosted by Borne Patron Will Greenwood MBE and Borne Trustee Nick Hurrell, 20 teams joined together to support Borne and...
26/09/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Shooting Day 2019 Borne’s first ever Shooting Day was held at the beautiful Royal Berkshire Shooting School on 25th September 2019. We had exclusive use of the superb shooting facilities and experienced RBSS instructors. Each participating gun shot at...
23/09/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
Ambassadors Dean and Sarah Mumm raise over A$140,000 Borne Ambassadors Dean and Sarah Mumm have raised an amazing A$140,000 towards a scientific collaboration between Borne and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) to better understand the causes of premature...
31/07/2019 | Highlights, Story
CHARLOTTE, JAMIE & MOLLY’S STORY Since November 2017, Borne has been running ProgrAm, a clinical study of the use of aminophylline with progesterone to delay the onset of preterm labour. Currently ProgrAm is testing the tolerability of the drug. Charlotte, one of...
02/05/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
Taking on Hardian’s wall for borne – Fran’s challenge 19-year-old Frances is taking on her biggest physical challenge so far. For the last few weeks, Fran has been training to hike to Hadrian’s wall – and raise money for Borne’s premature birth...
05/04/2019 | Highlights, Story
“All we could do was sit, wait and pray” – Nicola’s story Nicola shares the harrowing journey of giving birth prematurely to daughter Edie at only 23 weeks and one day, and what she has learned from it. My pregnancy was a healthy one. My baby was thriving, and all the...
19/03/2019 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne to Dance 2019 On March 19th 2019, Darcey Bussell and Michael Nunn hosted a spectacular evening of dance performances at The Royal Opera House in aid of Borne. The magical Paul Hamlyn Hall at the Royal Opera House was the venue for a unique evening of dance by...
22/01/2019 | Fundraising, Highlights
A splashing fundraiser Despite temperatures close to 0°C, Borne Ambassador Alistair Petrie jumped into an outdoors, unheated pool last weekend after fans raised over $1,000 in aid of Borne’s research into premature birth. Alistair was “helped” in his mission by fellow...
12/10/2018 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2018 20 teams enjoyed an exhilarating competition against Borne Patron Will Greenwood and sporting legends at Sunningdale Golf Club. Borne’s annual Golf Day was held on 11 October. We were delighted to have exclusive use of the 18 hole Old Course at...
03/10/2018 | Highlights, Story
Hope beyond baby loss: Nishul and Chandrika’s story Nishul and Chandrika were parents to premature twin daughters in 2016. When Chandrika became pregnant again, she took part in a Borne-funded feasibility trial of a new drug to prolong labour and prevent preterm...
09/09/2018 | Fundraising, Highlights
Arctic Challenge 2018: Superwoman of the Arctic Our first Arctic blog is with Team Borne’s superwoman, Georgie Breitmeyer. As the country commemorates the milestone anniversary of 100 years since women won the right to vote, we spoke to Georgie about how she’s...
05/09/2018 | Highlights, Story
10-year-old girls raise an amazing £1,500 in a triathlon for Borne Ten-year-old Lois and Freya aren’t afraid of a challenge. In August, they completed their first triathlon and raised an amazing £,1500 in support of Borne’s research into premature birth. On a break...
15/06/2018 | Highlights, Story
Coping with life in the NICU: A father’s perspective Ahead of Father’s Day, we spoke to David Madoc-Jones about the birth of his daughter Edie at 23 weeks + 4 days and how he coped with the experience. On 2 February 2017, Edie came into our lives after 23 weeks...
15/06/2018 | Highlights, Story
David and Nicola’s Story David shares his terrifying experience of when his wife Nicola went into labour at just 23 weeks. Everything had been going well. My wife Nicola had had a 20-week scan, and everything looked healthy. And then one night in late January, I...
20/04/2018 | Fundraising, Highlights
borne’s arctic challenge 2018 In April 2018, nine adventurers led by Alan Chambers MBE and Wayne Hoyle trekked to the North Pole to raise awareness and funds for research into premature birth. The team trekked for up to 8 hours a day in freezing temperatures,...
19/03/2018 | Highlights, Research, Story
Nihad’s Story Nihad Abdelaziz is the first patient to be recruited for Borne’s initial clinical trial programme for pregnant women. The programme will test a combination of cAMP agonist, aminophylline, with progesterone as a potential treatment to delay the...
11/03/2018 | Highlights, Story
A Heart as Strong as a Lion: Kathleen’s Story To commemorate Mother’s Day 2018, Kathleen Brooks writes about her daughter’s unexpected preterm arrival. My story begins on 26 November 2017 when I was 22 weeks pregnant. I was driving my son to a birthday party...
25/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
WILL AND CARO GREENWOOD’S STORY Rugby legend Will Greenwood and his wife Caro share their heart-breaking story and their reasons for supporting Borne. Your support can help us to invest in groundbreaking research, so that no parent has to experience what Will and Caro...
25/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
“My Fabulous Five” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona is the mother of five children – all of whom were born prematurely. Here, she talks about what this means for their family and the frustration of not knowing why. I have five fabulous children....
25/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
DEAN AND SARAH MUMM’S STORY Australian rugby captain Dean Mumm and his wife Sarah are parents to three children, but only get to raise one. They tell their poignant story of the premature birth of their three children. Your support can help us to invest in...
03/01/2018 | Highlights, Story
ALISTAIR AND LUCY PETRIE’S STORY Hollywood actor Alistair Petrie and his wife Lucy discuss the premature birth of their twin boys, and what can be done to address what we do not know about the causes of premature birth. Your support can help us to invest in...
06/10/2017 | Highlights, News & Events
Borne Golf Day 2017 Our inaugural Golf Day took place on 4 October 2017 and we were delighted to have exclusive use of Sunningdale Golf Club. With beautiful surroundings and a challenging 18-hole course, it was a fantastic day of sport to raise funds for Borne. Rugby...
14/03/2017 | Highlights, Research
When I grow up, I want to be… – by Dr Alice Varley Women’s accomplishments, particularly in science, can often be forgotten from our history books. To mark International Women’s Day and British Science Week, Borne scientist Alice Varley shares one female...
14/02/2017 | Highlights, Story
“Please, be my Valentine” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona recounts the story of the lead-up to the birth of her second child, who was due on Valentine’s Day. My second baby was due on St.Valentine’s Day. I flirted with the idea of giving him or her...
10/02/2017 | Highlights, Research
Meeting Francois for British Heart Month Dr Francois Sousa dos Santos, Borne PhD student, is investigating the effect of heart disease on pregnancy. February is National Heart Month, and so we sat down to talk to him about about his project, how he got involved in...
23/12/2016 | Highlights, Story
Christmas in the NICU – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona talks about her first Christmas with her first born, Finn, who was born prematurely. There was a time we thought Finn would be in NICU for Christmas. Not so surprising, you might think, considering he was due in...
16/12/2016 | Highlights, Story
How premature babies grow – by Fiona Mylchreest Why do premature babies grow as they do? Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman, reflects on her children’s experiences. I always got a bit mixed up with biology and evolution and the story of...
01/12/2016 | Highlights, Research
World AIDS Day: Investigating HIV and pregnancy with a Borne scientist Today marks World AIDS Day, a day where we come together to raise awareness and support people around the world who live with HIV. At Borne we are working to see how HIV can disrupt the immune...
04/11/2016 | Highlights, Research
UNDERSTANDING UTERUS FUNCTION WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND PRETERM LABOUR The pregnant uterus and the brain are the only two remaining organs in the human body where there is scientific disagreement on how they actually work. A better understanding of uterus function is...
26/10/2016 | Highlights, Research
NUTRITION & PRETERM BIRTH: PROFILE OF A BORNE PHD STUDENT AnnieBelle Sassine is a Lebanese licensed dietician and a PhD student at Imperial College. She is working on a project that links nutrition to pregnancy complications, preterm labour and fetal development...
14/09/2016 | Highlights, Story
“From bloodbath to bubble bath” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman Julian Mylchreest, shares one of her rollercoaster experiences of the NICU. I confess, I watch CSI. I find it mindless and the gore doesn’t move me at...
29/07/2016 | Highlights, Story
“Incredibly small and very, very frightening” – by Fiona Mylchreest Fiona Mylchreest, mother of five and wife of Borne Chairman Julian Mylchreest, shares her experiences of her son Cormack, who was born prematurely. My son is bigger than me. I’ve been pretending for a...
03/05/2016 | Highlights, Research
INSIDE PROFESSOR MARK JOHNSON’S MIND We speak to Professor Mark Johnson, Founder of Borne, about his path to preterm birth research and why he founded the charity. “What inspired you to get into medicine?” I was looking for some way to work with...
