RAISING money for the hospital that saved her son's life is a top priority for Wirral mum Kara Joynson and that's exactly what she's done after her eight-mile pram pushed helped her reach the £1,700 mark. 

When 25-year-old Kara watched her newborn son be carried away from her just moments after being born at Arrowe Park Hospital, she feared for the worst.

The Eastham mother was heartbroken as she and husband Simon saw little Logan taken away by staff and placed in the hospital's special care baby unit.

"Despite being full term, Logan was born not breathing," explained Kara.

Logan had pleural effusion - a build up of fluid in the space that surrounded his tiny lungs - and meconium in his airways following a difficult labour.

Kara said: “It was the worst few minutes of our lives. The heartache and worry as he was taken away was indescribable.

“He spent the next four days in the special care baby unit receiving treatment. Thankfully he recovered quickly and despite a rocky start, is now a thriving five month old.

“Logan is fine now. He had a few follow up appointments at the hospital to check he was doing ok but he is in perfect health and developing well.”

The mother-of-one added: “Seeing all the other sick and tiny babies in the unit was heartbreaking. It was bad enough that Logan was there for a few days – I could not imagine what it was like for the parents whose babies would be there for weeks or even months.”

After Logan was completely discharged from hospital, Kara set her sights on giving soemthign back to Arrowe Park with her charity pram push last month.

The fundraiser, which saw Kara and Logan travel from Hoylake to New Brighton, raised £1,782 and also benefited neonatal charity Ickles Pickles, which provides specialised equipment including incubators and ventilators to help care for sick and premature babies.


“They do amazing work and I have seen first-hand how valuable the equipment in the neonatal units are - the equipment is vital to helping babies survive,” explained Kara, who has asked that the money go to Arrowe Park’s neonatal unit.

“The staff at Arrowe Park were amazing and we could not thank them enough for the care and kindness that they showed us at such a difficult time.”

Kara added: “I thought of a pram push particularly as I wanted to encourage other mums, dads, nans, granddads, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles to join in while highlighting the importance of the children in people’s lives.

“Having a sick or premature baby is incredibly difficult and having the right equipment and care will help these Ickle Pickles survive.

“I just want to give back to Arrowe Park and help sick and premature babies.”