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 too 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.

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 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 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.

Tommy's 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.

Saving babies’ lives

Our leaflet for enquirers who want to find out more about Tommy’s. It contains details of projects we fund as well as how to get more involved, and become

We are delighted that Jump is sponsoring the leaflet. They have been a corporate partner of Tommy’s for a number of years and we are very grateful for their continuing support.

“Jump is delighted to support Tommy’s Saving Babies’ Lives leaflet. The philosophy behind Tommy’s complements our own objective of ensuring children are given the best possible start in life.” (James Budden, Marketing Manager, Jump).

Jump, is the savings fund for children, which allows you to do just that, and because you can save as little as £25 per month, it is an affordable way to put something by until your child’s/grandchild’s 18th or 21st birthday. The little nest egg could come in quite useful for that car or perhaps gap year travel, or even to help get them by during their university years!
For further information please freephone 0800 082 8180 www.jumpsavings.com