The event – which is open to everyone – is being organised by Sabrina Melvin from Duxford to thank staff at the maternity hospital for the special care her daughter received when she was born two weeks early in June.
Ella’s early arrival meant her delivery weight was low and she had to spend four days on the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). Having worked at the Rosie, Sabrina knew that both she and her baby would be treated really well. But she was still delighted by the support she received when her planned caesarean section was brought forward a fortnight.
To show her gratitude to Rosie staff, Sabrina has enlisted the help of qualified ZUMBA fitness instructor Katie Drew – also from Duxford – who will lead a 1.5-hour fundraising ZUMBA session at Sawston Sports Centre starting at 2pm on Saturday 1 September.
Commenting, Sabrina said: “ZUMBA is a really popular fitness activity that became part of my life just before I got pregnant. Following Ella’s birth I am ready to start exercising again so I thought this would be an excellent way to get going and get like minded ZUMBA enthusiasts and local mums together. We’ll be doing something positive for the Rosie while burning off a few calories – a definite win-win situation.”
Tickets for Sabrina’s ZUMBA for the Rosie cost £10 in advance or £12 on the door.Sabrina has also organised a raffle for the day and a gifts and jewellery stall. Tickets are available at Katie Drew’s ZUMBA classes in Cherry Hinton and Whittlesford, by contacting Sabrina directly on 07835 904492 / sabzy49@hotmail.com or Katie on 0783325164 / katie@drewzone.co.uk.
The Big Push for the Rosie Hospital Campaign to raise an additional £150,000 from the local community is being managed by ACT, the dedicated charity for Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals. To find out more please go to:http://www.therosiecampaign.org.uk or call 01223 217757.
About the Rosie Hospital Campaign
The Rosie Hospital is recognised as one of the finest maternity hospitals in the country. Supported by charitable funding, the Rosie opened in 1983, since when much has changed. It was designed for approximately 4,000 births a year. In 2010-11 almost 5,800 babies were born at the Rosie and by 2020 that number is expected to increase to 7,500.
When it opens in September 2012, the new three-storey extension and modernisation programme will almost double the size of the existing maternity unit and mean the Rosie can continue to offer pregnant women, their families and new babies the very best standard of care. Facilities will include:
- A brand new midwife-led birth centre with ten en-suite rooms for women with a low risk pregnancy
- An expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 58 cots for babies born early or in need of specialist attention
- A new residential centre with eight en-suite bedrooms, a rest area and kitchen. This will be available for parents that have babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- A new Fetal Medicine and Day Assessment Unit for monitoring pregnant women and fetal development
- A dedicated counselling suite offering professional support when outcomes are not as planned.
For patients and staff these new world-class resources will make an enormous day-to-day difference. With extra space available, staff will be able to help more women give birth in the comfort of their local hospital. The transformed Rosie will be a regional centre of clinical excellence for training and will aim to set new standards of care by advancing antenatal and neonatal development through research.
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