Altitude Supports Mater Little Miracles

We are excited to announce that the charity we have chosen to support this year is… Mater Little Miracles! One in every 7 Queenslanders are born at the Mater Mothers’ Hospital and on any given night the Neonatal Critical Care Unit looks after up to 79 babies, some born as early as 24 weeks and weighing less than a bottle of water; too small or too sick to go home. These little babies need our help!

As a team we have committed to holding several staff charity morning teas throughout the year to raise funds and will also be participating in both of the Mater Little Miracles 5k Walks at Springfield and South Bank.

Our donations throughout this year will go towards funding the Little Miracles following main goals:

1. Australia’s first 24/7 pregnancy assessment centre - for expecting mothers with concerns in early pregnancy (such as lack of heartbeat or possible miscarriage)
2. The purchase of TGA approved scales - as mothers of an unhealthy weight range can increase the chance of gestational diabetes, hypertension, delivery problems and the chance of preterm or stillbirth
3. Clinical research:
* Monitoring movement in high risk babies for the first 3 months to detect developmental issues
* Magnesium Sulphate Therapy in preterm babies, hoping to reduce cerebral palsy and other neurological issues
* Reduce diabetes being transferred from mother to baby
* Improve ways to induce labour
* Reduce the incidence of stillbirth

As you can imagine, a breakthrough in any of the above areas now or in the future would have such a positive impact on the lives of so many babies, parents and families within our community.

Please help us in our efforts to raise at least $1,500 for the Mater Little Miracles foundation.