Stories from around our Trust
Bereavement counselling service expanded Women's Hospital
A new service for parents who have experienced baby loss during pregnancy or shortly after birth has launched at our Women’s Hospital.
A Few Minutes With…Dana Oliver, Head of Nursing for the Surgery
We spent a few minutes with Dana Oliver, Head of Nursing talking about her careers, from horses to children.
West Midlands laboratory first in England to offer Newborn Blood Spot Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (BWC) NHS Foundation Trust will be the first in England to begin screening babies for a rare but serious genetic condition from birth, giving them the best chance of successful treatment before symptoms appear.
Dad gives daughter gift of life in live liver donation
A dad has told how he donated 20 per cent of his liver to his toddler to save her life.
First-time mum raises awareness of pregnancy complication
A first-time mum is raising awareness of pre-eclampsia symptoms to help other expectant parents spot early signs of the condition.
Video raises awareness of Generation Study’s multi-language accessibility
Seventeen healthcare professionals from across the country have helped produce a multi-language video promoting a world-leading research study which is helping to detect more than 200 rare genetic conditions in newborns.
Prince Harry meets families supported by WellChild Nurses at our Children’s Hospital
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Patron of national children’s charity WellChild, today visited our Children’s Hospital to meet seriously ill children and their families who are benefiting from the charity’s specialist support programmes.
KIDSNTS celebrates 10 years of critical care transport across the West Midlands
KIDSNTS marked its 10-year anniversary on Wednesday 1 July, celebrating a decade of providing unified neonatal and paediatric critical care transport across the West Midlands.
Premature babies who met on NICU are best friends forever
After spending the first 50 days of their lives together on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), premature babies Ivy-Rae and Isla-Rose have become best friends for life.
Baby Noah fights on after op by surgeons to repair hole in diaphragm
The parents of a baby born with a hole in his diaphragm have thanked surgeons for the life-saving operation which he underwent just a week after he was born.