Health Charities That specialise in Maternity
Discover 48 Health charities that specialise in maternity. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Association For Children Damaged By Hormone Pregnancy Tests
Beneficiary group, HealthFor the relief of persons suffering from congenital disabilities attributable to the effects of drugs known as hormonal pregnancy tests. The charity aims to obtain medical, educational and other charitable aid and advice to enable such persons and their parents to overcome their special difficulties and live a normal life
The Cedar Tree Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Social welfareProvide unconditional help, information and support to any person in the Worcester area who is experiencing distress in an unplanned pregnancy or a pregnancy loss situation, whether miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion.Provide on-going support and practical help e.g. counselling, befriending or free pregnancy testing.Provide sessions on relationships to young people in local Colleges.
The Neonatal Society
Education, Health, ResearchThe Neonatal Society was founded in 1959 to bring together scientists and clinicians with an interest in the fetus and newborn. The object of the Society is the promotion of Neonatal Science. McCance travel bursaries are available to support researchers who would otherwise be unable to attend the Society's meetings in the UK. The Society hosts four annual commemorative lectures.
Baby Unit Fund
Beneficiary group, HealthTo support the care of newborn infants, their parents and families and the heathcare staff on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary.
William Walter Fellowships
Education, HealthTHE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IS APPLIED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE MANAGING TRUSTEES TO FUND RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY AT ST MARYS HOSPITAL, MANCHESTER
The League Of Friends Of The Liverpool Women's Hospital
Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareWe operate Tea Bars in two clinical out patients departments, as a patient service,and a baby trolley. We make Memory Boxes & Angel Pouches for the Bereavement & Family Support group/dept. All profit to general charity purposes ie. Counselling Rooms, facilities, medical equipment & patient comforts & staff support
The Ducklings Trust
Beneficiary group, HealthTO PROMOTE HEALTH AND CARE IN PREGNANCY, THROUGHOUT CHILDBIRTH AND IN THE POST-NATAL WEEKS. MAINLY IN THE MID-BUCKINGHAMSHIRE REGION.
Cedaroak Support Trust
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareCedarOak offers counselling support for people who have experienced baby loss as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death. We also provide counselling for those struggling after an abortion or facing an unintended pregnancy.We take referrals from medical practitioners. It is also possible for people to self-refer. Our counsellors are all professionally qualified.
Morgan For Child Welfare And Care Of Expectant Mothers
Beneficiary group, HealthGrant to pregnant women and the welfare of children in the Dwyfor district of Gwynedd.
St Monica's Charity
Beneficiary group, Health, HousingTo help single people who have the care and custody of a child or children or expectant mothers resident within the Diocese of Carlisle.
Hatch Grange Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfarePrincess Anne Premature Baby Unit- Knitted Items, League of Friends local Hospital, local Church Lunch Club, Children's Charity, Barnados, Womens Refuge', collection of green bottle tops, collection of stamps, collection of ring-pulls for as charity in the Phillipines, collection of books for local charity shops,
Steeple Ashton Women's Institute
Associations, Beneficiary group, Environment, Health, Social welfareWe meet as a group once a month.We enjoy informative & educational talks on a wide range of subjects & social occasions.Outings are arranged during the year and we vote on annual resolutions that our National Federation take forward and action to help raise awareness on such diverse issues as:Maternity; Equal pay; Waste & poverty; Carers; Mental Health; Climate Change; Plastic Soup; Ovarian Cancer
The League Of Friends Of The Chipping Norton And District War Memorial Hospital
Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, HeritageSupport for patients and users of the Chipping Norton War Memorial Community Hospital and healthcare facilities including maternity unit.
The Friends Of The Rosie Maternity Hospital Addenbrookes NHS Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, HealthThe Friends of the Rosie have 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 hospital and in the district. We run stalls selling knitted goods. We can always use any offers of help and new volunteers to support our work.
The Ryedale And Scarborough Cat Welfare Group
Animals, Charity and VCS support, HealthFund raising for helping with the relief of suffering of pregnant cats and kittens Ryedale & Scarborough Area only
Blair Bell Research Society
Health, ResearchThe aim of the Society is to encourage research, especially for more junior researchers, and the interchange of ideas and information in obstetrics and gynaecology through sponsorship of scientific meetings and award of student prizes. Membership is open to both clinical and non-clinical scientists.
Malvern Maternity Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthGiving grants to young mothers to assist with their young childrens needs. e.g stair gates, shoes, high chairs
Ramsgate And St Laurence Maternity Association And Mothercraft Club
Beneficiary group, HealthAnnual income for the benefit before, during & after confinement of needy women in Ramsgate plus assisting needy children in Ramsgate up to the age of 5 years.
Southmead Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (nicu) Parents' Group
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, HealthPreviously fundraising events including ladies fashion evenings, summer fairs, BBQ's collection days, quiz nights.Currently inactive.
Henry Higgin's Charity
Beneficiary group, HealthThe aim of the charity is to make provision for the care, maintenance and treatment of maternity cases within the locality of Conwy River and Conwy Valley.
East Dereham Relief In Sickness Charity
Beneficiary group, HealthThe object of the Charity is "to relieve, in cases of need, the sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, or infirm residents in the Ecclesiastical Parish of East Dereham (and Toftwood), by providing, or paying for items, services, or facilities, to alleviate their suffering, or assist in their recovery, in cases where assistance is not readily available from other sources".
Lying - In Charity
Charitable activities, HealthProvides grants to residents of Colchester Borough who are six or more months pregnant or have a baby/babies up to six months of age. Financial restrictions apply. Grants are given by trustees for equipment to benefit baby or mother or to provide a service or facility to improve health of baby or mother.
The Ukana Maternity Hospital Project
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, HealthThe Charity has constructed a Maternity Hospital in Ukana, a remote rural town in Enugu State, Eastern Nigeria. Its completion has made available a local hospital that serves all the neighbouring towns. Babies are being delivered there with the support of trained midwives. The Charity is now in the process of trying to acquire essential medical equipment and still needs ongoing financial support.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many maternity health charities are there in the UK?
There are 48 registered maternity health charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the maternity health charities by income?
Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of maternity health charities?
Maternity health charities reported a combined annual income of £15.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for maternity health charities?
Across all maternity health charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 87.4%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of maternity health charities?
Maternity health charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.