Appeals

The most exciting leap forward in pre-eclampsia in the last 10 years.

Help us to make a huge step forward into decoding the secrets of pre-eclampsia. Our Appeal for the next two years is to raise a stunning £120,000! This will enable cutting edge research into understanding placental messages from baby to Mum, leading us to the root of the problem.

Professor Redman explains:

" It seems that the placenta, the baby's life support system from Mum, signals its needs by a constant flow of blood borne messages that are invisible even to the most powerful microscopes. They comprise tiny cell droplets which might be called 'placental mist'. With new techniques we can analyse placental mist, and begin to decode its messages. Knowing how and why the signals change in pre-eclampsia will move us to the heart of the problem. We are in poll position to do this. The support of the Society will enable quick progress while we gather other grants to keep our momentum going."

Please support our Appeal and eventually prevent further suffering.

Online:

Go to
www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk

1. Click on Charitable Funds on the right side of the page.
   
2. Click on “donate here” purple button.
   
3. Fill out the amount.
   
4. Click on the drop down menu for where you want your donation to go and use the “other please specify”.
   
5. Fill out form as instructed and use our Fund No. 0347 Silver Star Society.

Standing Order 4 easy steps:

1. Click here to open the PDF form.
   
2. Print it off.
   
3. Fill it out.
   
4. Post it back.

Easy ...

New and nearly new baby clothes needed. Please make sure they are washed & ironed and 0 – 6 months only please. You can drop them off to Maggie in the office on Level 6.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for fundraising, or offers of help with our events, please contact Maggie Findlay at the Silver Star Society Office on 01865 221718, or write to Maggie at 'Silver Star Society Office,Level 6, Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington,Oxford,0X3 9DU.'

For advice on the Marathon please contact Dee Nudds on 01865 221009.

Special Mothers have Special needs

Come and join us for coffee and a chat!

Sometimes it can be difficult for mothers returning home from having their Silver Star baby. Mothers, lucky enough to have a trouble free pregnancy and birth, who may have delivered at their local hospital, or even at home, have no idea at all what a typical Silver Star mother may have been through in order to get her baby home.

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Our appeal this year is for Decoding Pre-Eclampsia.

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Family Rooms Update

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If you would like to share your True-Life Story of your experience of birth and being a Silver Star Mum or Dad please get in touch with Janet on the e mail address below. We would love to include your experiences in our newsletters.

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