Friends of Alfie Martin raises funds to purchase much needed state-of-the-art life-altering and life-saving medical equipment for the Leeds Centre for Newborn Care, which looks after the sickest newborn babies from across Yorkshire. Approximately 1,600 babies are treated at the centre each year.

Since the initial purchase of the much-needed transportation equipment (Globetrotter transport units costing £55,000 each), a special relationship has developed between our charity and the Leeds Centre for Newborn Care, which provides us with a wish list of equipment each year.

The charity has raised significant funds for life-saving equipment for Yorkshire’s sickest babies, in fact, it is the biggest single contributor to the Leeds Centre for Newborn Care. Recent purchases include state-of-the-art heart-monitoring equipment, specialist incubators, and mechanical breathing support ventilators.

The list of future requirements for the centre is daunting, but our dedicated committee of volunteers is determined to continue in their efforts to ensure that other parents do not have to suffer the tragic loss of a child.