{"id":340,"date":"2025-08-01T13:38:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taasprd.wpenginepowered.com\/childrens-air-ambulance\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:27:06","slug":"milas-appeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/milas-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mila&#039;s Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"strategiq-content-strip-style\">@font-face{font-family:\"Souvenir\";src:url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/fonts\/souvenir.woff2\") format(\"woff2\");font-display:swap}.block-content-strip{padding-top:1.5625rem;padding-bottom:1.5625rem;padding-left:var(--outside-padding);padding-right:var(--outside-padding)}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content-strip{padding-top:5.625rem;padding-bottom:5.625rem}}@media (max-width: 992px){.block-content-strip.--reverse-columns-mobile 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class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h2\">WILL YOU <span class=\"underline-highlight\">help us<\/span> TO KEEP A CHILD ALIVE?<\/h1>\n<p>Mila was born prematurely while her family were on holiday. Soon after her birth, we transferred Mila again to be with her family.<\/p>\n<p>Our helicopters are flying intensive care units for babies and children. We urgently need you to say \u201c<strong>yes<\/strong>\u201d and help to provide this lifesaving support.\u00a0We receive no government funding and rely on your donations to help us save more lives together<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--solid btn--amber btn--green\" href=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/donate\/\">Donate Today<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/341\/milo-in-incubator-closeup-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"block-content-strip wp-block-strategiq-content-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-7 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Mila&#8217;s Story<\/h1>\n<p>Planning a holiday before your due date is common for many parents-to-be. However, you can\u2019t pack for the unexpected. For me, that moment was a 261-mile helicopter transfer with my 9-week premature daughter, Mila. Thanks to your generous donations, the journey was made possible by the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>At 30 weeks pregnant, a mini-break in Brighton seemed perfect. But suddenly, I began bleeding heavily at a caf\u00e9 in Lewes and was rushed to the Royal Sussex Hospital. Within 30 minutes, Mila was delivered by emergency C-section, weighing just 3lb 8oz. She spent her first critical 24 hours on oxygen in the neonatal unit.<\/p>\n<p>Four days later, Mila needed to be transferred to Yorkshire to be closer to family. I was shocked to learn we\u2019d be flying by helicopter, but on August 7th, thanks to your donations, the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance made it possible. A specialist team from Embrace prepared Mila for her flight to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, and to my relief, I could travel with her.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Mila is a happy and healthy baby. Your donations made a critical difference in our lives and continue to support many families in need. Thank you for your kindness and support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/342\/mila-now-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/342\/mila-now-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" 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src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/icons\/heart_lime.svg\" alt=\"Donation Pod Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Will you help us save more lives?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"strategiq-react-form-wrapper\">\n        <div id=\"form-root-6a70fa09c00ca\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"block-featured-testimonial wp-block-strategiq-featured-testimonial has-background has-white-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-10 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-featured-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 261-mile journey, which would have taken over 5 hours by land ambulance, was completed in just 90 minutes by air. This saved precious time and minimised risk for Mila. It was all possible thanks to your kindness &#8211; I\u2019ll be forever grateful for your support.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily, Mila&#8217;s Mum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-donation-strip wp-block-strategiq-donation-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6 mb-4 mb-xl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles js-fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">When every second counts, we\u2019re there.<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"274\">Without 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