Tommy’s, the baby charity is looking for case studies


Tommy's, the baby charity is launching a new campaign to encourage women to get more in touch with their bodies during pregnancy, and to seek medical advice if they have any niggling concerns. By doing this it is hoped that many pregnancy complications may be prevented through early detection.

To help raise awareness of the campaign and Tommy's Information Line which is staffed by midwives, the charity is looking to speak to pregnant women and mothers of young children about their experiences of pregnancy, who might be interested in acting as case studies to speak to the media.

Tommy’s is always keen to speak to anyone who has experienced first hand the type of pregnancy complications that the charity works towards preventing, including:

Miscarriage
Premature birth
Pre-eclampsia
Toxoplasmosis (during pregnancy)
Stillbirth

When highlighting new pregnancy research, or promoting ways to maximise pregnancy health, Tommy’s often receives requests from magazines, newspapers and television programmes, who would like to speak to our case studies, to highlight to the wider public the effects that pregnancy complications can have on a family, as well as providing comfort to others who may have gone through something similar.

Tommy’s keeps an extensive, confidential database of potential case studies who have approached Tommy’s with their stories. Once a suitable press opportunity presents itself that Tommy’s believes will be sensitively handled, a member of the charity’s press team will then contact the individual to find out if it is something they would like to take part in.

Anyone who is interested in becoming a Tommy’s case study can register their details by visiting tommys.org

All information provided will be kept strictly confidential and no case study will be approached by a journalist without their prior consent.

Currently the team are also particularly interested in hearing from women who:

Had a niggling concern during their pregnancy which they either ignored or were too embarrassed to seek medical help for, and then went on to experience complications
Have received conflicting information about how to have a healthy pregnancy, which led to pregnancy complications
Experienced any particularly embarrassing physical changes during their pregnancy