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Girl takes on squat challenge for neonatal unit

Susie RackWest Midlands
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Henrietta is attempting 100 squats a day for a month

A 10-year-old girl is attempting 100 squats a day for a month to raise money for a neonatal unit where her mum works.

Money raised by Henrietta, from Withington, Shropshire, will go towards little rubber ducks for the babies' first baths at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

Mum Suzanne said her daughter had decided she wanted a challenge. "I am so proud of her," she added.

The schoolgirl, who has already raised more than £1,800, said on her fundraising page she would be squatting before breakfast, while on dog walks, at football training and before bed.

News imageShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity A woman in a white hospital tunic poses next to a see-through cot in a hospital ward, with a pale yellow patterned blanket draped over it . She has blonde hair and is smiling. Her left arms rests on a window ledge. Hospital equipment can be seen behind her.Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity has also raised money for cot canopies in the neonatal ward

Henrietta began her thigh-burning challenge on 20 February and is due to finish on 20 March.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity said she was also raising money for craft items to be used during a weekly group for new parents.

The rubber ducks will also be given to families to take home as a memento, with the date of their baby's first bath written underneath.

Charitable donations have also recently been spent on cot canopies for the unit, which help regulate light for infants to sleep.

Occupational therapist Jessica said the canopies enhanced the level of care staff could offer.

"It is so important to everyone on the ward that the babies have all the resources they need to help them become stronger and healthier," she added.

"It enables them to develop a healthy sleeping pattern in an environment where they can be cared for with ease by everyone."

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