Who We Support:

Little Wonder is a parent fundraising and support committee for Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's (RPA) Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The aim of the committee is to support the work of RPA Newborn Care and assist them with the exceptional services they provide to babies and their families.

RPA Newborn Care is the intensive care unit for newborn babies at RPA in Sydney, providing the highest level of neonatal intensive care available in Australia.

RPA Newborn Care looks after more than 950 sick and premature babies each year. They provides intensive care services for babies born at RPA but also for babies transferred there from hospitals who don’t have the same high level of intensive care facilities.

All Little Wonder team members had personal experiences in RPA Newborn Care and so we decided to give back to the unit that saved our babies and allowed them to prosper. As a result we support the hospital staff team; working in partnership with the RPA Fundraising Manager and other staff. We aim to raise funds to support the unit and provide support for the parents and carers of babies in the hospital.

We hold regular fundraising events, to raise money for equipment and other resources for RPA’s Newborn Care. Our recent purchases have included a humidicrib and a jaundice meter. We are also working with the unit on renovating the Expressing Room.

Support to both the unit and families is vitally important and as such gifts for the families in the nurseries, on key occasions throughout the year, are provided. Little Wonder has just launched Little Wonder Playpals to increase the level of parent and family support. Little Wonder Playpals is a discharge playgroup for RPA Newborn Care families and carers. We also provide in hospital parent-to-parent support sessions as well as being involved in other parent support activities as they arise.

The Committee (Little Wonder's Annual High Tea 2013):
Renee Holsman, Jody Fitzgerald-Beddoes, Narelle Vakalaros, Leonie Kyriacou, Rebecca Morgan, Sarah Sattout, Olivia Nixon

The Committee (Little Wonder's Annual High Tea 2012):
Back: Renee Holsman, Sarah Sattout
Front: Narelle Vakalaros, Leonie Kyriacou, Jody Fitzgerald-Beddoes, Rebecca Morgan, Olivia Nixon

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