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It Started With a Sheep

The Friends of the Rosie Hospital’s aim is to raise money to buy comforts and equipment that the NHS cannot provide for mothers and babies both in the Rosie Maternity Hospital at Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge and in the district.

To raise money, we sell knitted goods under the trading arm ‘Rosie in Stitches’. These goods are made by a group of about 60 kind knitters and sold at local stalls in the Cambridge area and online here, via our rosieinstitches2010 eBay charity store, and on our Rosie in Stitches Facebook page.

Our charity accepts commissions for items that are not in our catalogue.

If we do not already have the yarn in our donated stash then the fee will include the purchase of enough suitable yarn to complete the project

Commissions come via several routes
We received a query on Facebook for “a larger version of a special cardigan with fluffy sheep”.

The special cardigan had been knitted for a newborn baby.

The cardigan has fluffy sheep motifs around the hem and cuffs. The customer asked for a 6 month old’s size.
Once I had sourced a sheep motif the cardigan only took 3 weeks to knit.
We were sent a picture of the toddler wearing the “gorgeous sheep cardigan” whilst driving his toy tractor.

 

 



We have several more requests for funding, so any donations will be gratefully received. All the money raised goes to the Rosie.

 

We can always use any offers of help and new volunteers to support our work. Just contact us on friendsoftherosie@gmail.com

 

 

 

Better Equipped

The Friends of the Rosie Hospital has been in existence for the past 50 years. Our aim is to raise money to buy comforts and equipment that the NHS cannot provide for mothers and babies both in the Rosie Maternity Hospital at Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge and in the district.

To raise money, we sell knitted goods under the trading arm ‘Rosie in Stitches’. These goods are made by a group of about 60 kind knitters and sold at local stalls in the Cambridge area and online via https://www.rosieinstitches.org.uk, our rosieinstitches2010 eBay charity store, and on our Rosie in Stitches facebook page.

Essential Monitoring Equipment

We have recently paid for a Digital Mobile Scanner: an innovative portable outpatient setting for diagnostics at a cost of £26,400. By using this scanner staff can avoid over diagnosis and a theatre procedure, which also impact on a longer stay in hospital and may be a barrier for mother and baby bonding.

It enables the midwives to decide if the repair can be done in the delivery suite or if the Mum needs to go to the theatre. Shahla Bakhtiari, Consultant Midwife at the Rosie and her team have now been trained in the use of the scanner.

“We have started to use the scanner for all our ladies on the OASI clinic.

We have already started to offer extra appointments with physiotherapists even before the ladies come to their OASI clinic appointment. This is to check with them to see if they are doing well and it is around 6 weeks postnatal. ”

We have already expanded our service.”

 

“We would like to thank the Friends of the Rosie for their hard-working fundraising, on behalf of myself and the OASI clinic.”
Shahla Bakthtiari

An OASI clinic, or Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury clinic, is a specialized medical facility that provides care and support for women who have experienced a third- or fourth-degree tear during childbirth, known as an obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI). These clinics offer a
multidisciplinary approach to manage both the immediate and long-term effects of OASI, including pain, bowel and bladder control issues, and sexual dysfunction.

The purpose of the clinic:
OASI clinics aim to provide comprehensive care for women who have experienced an OASI, addressing both physical and psychological needs.

 

 



We have several more requests for funding, so any donations will be gratefully received. All the money raised goes to the Rosie.

 

We can always use any offers of help and new volunteers to support our work. Just contact us on friendsoftherosie@gmail.com

 

 

 

Hello Dolly

We have supported The infant feeding team at the Rosie by buying ten new dolls to teach breastfeeding for the infant feeding staff training and the service user breastfeeding classes where Mums are taught face to face.

 

“Thank you, your funding has been invaluable and the dolls will be used for many years to come at the Rosie to teach and demonstrate effective positioning and attachment in teaching families to breastfeed.”

 

“I just wanted to take the time to say thank you for funding our dolls for
infant feeding care we provide to our families at the Rosie both after birth
and in our antenatal education breastfeeding workshops.”

 

“We hold breastfeeding sessions weekly, and the dolls are now in full use on the ward with our families daily.”

 

 

 



We have several more requests for funding, so any donations will be gratefully received. All the money raised goes to the Rosie.

 

We can always use any offers of help and new volunteers to support our work. Just contact us on friendsoftherosie@gmail.com