Our Aims

We want to improve the lives of babies born with serious heart disease.

Over 150,000 adults in the UK have congenital heart disease and about 2,500 "heart babies" are born every year.

Most of these babies are missed by antenatal screening, despite the many benefits of early detection.

Please help us to improve the detection of heart disease before birth and give these babies a better start in life.  Read more ...

How does this affect me? Every pregnancy carries a small risk that a baby will be born with heart disease (about 1 in every 133) and this increases slightly with family history, age and other factors.  How much do you know about your risk? Read more about your risk ... Read the experiences of parents ...

News and Events

• Runs & Challenges (London Marathon, April)
• The Big Heart Bike Ride 2008 (Cycle Rajasthan, November)
• e-cards with a Heart  |  eBay for Charity
• 2007: Tiny Tickers Ball (3.11.'07)  |  Great British Duck race (2.9.'07)

How your support helps

• How your support helps  |  How to join us ... and Fundraising Standards
• Sponsorship, donations, pledges and online support ...

• Experienced fundraisers/organisers wanted (London)

Links to further information

• Support for parents & families
• Congenital Heart Disease - before, during and after birth
• Links to congenital heart disease online

Spread the Word

We want to help more babies with congenital heart disease and those who are at increased risk.  Please invite friends & family to visit us: