Monocera Founders Josh and Holly Ryan created the Blue Hearts Foundation to help reduce the heartbreaking prevalence of Stillbirth, in honour of Bluey Ryan, and all babies born sleeping.
Why support this cause?
2,200 babies are Stillborn per year in Australia, who never get to take their first breath, and devastated parents are left with empty arms and without any answers. Stillbirth is the number one killer of children under 2, and yet, it is a little known issue; a ‘taboo’ topic of discussion, seen as a private tragedy, rather than the national health issue that it is. The rate of Stillbirth in Australia is 6 babies a day. To put this into perspective: 
Breast Cancer and SIDS are two incredibly heartbreaking health issues that have been the beneficiaries of significant public awareness and government funding. Campaigning, fundraising and research has resulted in a 16% (Breast Cancer) and 85% (SIDS) reduction in lives lost since 1990 & 1994 respectively. However the rate of Stillbirth has not changed in over 20 years, has received little ‘air time’ and no government funding. Imagine if we could have this same impact on Stillbirth rates! We are pushing to raise awareness and much needed funds to urgently change this heartbreaking statistic; a national health issue, so that other parents do not have to endure the heartbreak of giving birth to a sleeping baby.
Why support this cause?
2,200 babies are Stillborn per year in Australia, who never get to take their first breath, and devastated parents are left with empty arms and without any answers. Stillbirth is the number one killer of children under 2, and yet, it is a little known issue; a ‘taboo’ topic of discussion, seen as a private tragedy, rather than the national health issue that it is. The rate of Stillbirth in Australia is 6 babies a day. To put this into perspective:
Breast Cancer and SIDS are two incredibly heartbreaking health issues that have been the beneficiaries of significant public awareness and government funding. Campaigning, fundraising and research has resulted in a 16% (Breast Cancer) and 85% (SIDS) reduction in lives lost since 1990 & 1994 respectively. However the rate of Stillbirth has not changed in over 20 years, has received little ‘air time’ and no government funding. Imagine if we could have this same impact on Stillbirth rates!
We are pushing to raise awareness and much needed funds to urgently change this heartbreaking statistic; a national health issue, so that other parents do not have to endure the heartbreak of giving birth to a sleeping baby.