Suzanne Shaw, former member of pop band Hear'Say and mother of two-year old Corey, is fronting the national Fairy and BLISS 'Support 1 in 8' campaign.

Suzanne comments: "As a mother, I know how important it was for me to get close to my son as soon as he was born, but this can be much more difficult for parents of premature or sick babies. The babies are very delicate and are often taken away straight after birth to be given special care or put in incubators. I can't imagine what it must be like for mothers who aren't able to touch and hold their baby straight after birth.

With 1 in 8 babies in the UK born premature or sick, this is a really important issue and I am honoured to be fronting the Fairy and BLISS campaign that aims to make it easier for parents and premature babies to develop relationships with each other right from the start."

The campaign is also being supported by fellow celebrity mums, newsreader Andrea Catherwood and Julie Neville, wife of the Everton and England footballer Phil, who have both had premature babies themselves.