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It’s World Prematurity Day and we’re marking some of the incredible stories which take place on our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), when babies are born pre-term. One of those stories is very close to home, as it involved a Junior Sister on NICU, Heather Gittings, who gave birth in October 2021.

This World Prematurity Day, we spoke to Neelam, a mum-of-two from Solihull, who talked to us about how her two little ones who came into the world earlier than expected, spending a week with us at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) while recovering from jaundice.

An important message from Chair, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh.

One of our Community Midwives, Angela Andrews from our Quinton Lane Team, has recently been published in Midwives Information and Resource Service’s (MIDIRS) Midwifery Digest for her article raising awareness for expectant mothers and families about congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), following her personal experience with the viral infection during her pregnancy.

We’re proud to be taking part in the ELSA Trials, set to screen 20,000 children across the UK for Type 1 diabetes to identify children likely to develop the condition allowing for diagnosis and prevention.

Our babies across our maternity services are sleeping in style with our glow-up warmth-generating portable ‘Bili Blankets/ Cocoons’.

We’re now working as part of an Integrated Care Partnership that combines all the local NHS organisations, general practice, pharmacists, dentists, opticians, voluntary, faith and community sector and Healthwatch. Every part of England is now covered by an Integrated Care Partnership, with a responsibility to collaborate together to improve care, and reduce the differences in health outcomes between different groups. If you live, work or are cared for in Birmingham or Solihull, the decisions this partnership makes will affect you.

We’re incredibly proud of our Anaesthetists across our Children’s Hospital today for earning their Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) awarded to us by the Royal College of Anaesthetics (RCoA) for our commitment to patient safety and excellence of care.

We caught up with Graham Walsh, our newly appointed Project Manager within our Estates team, about the world of Vital Services and how Estates are a key driver in ensuring our hospital stays fully functional, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

An innovative midwife whose commitment to improving care for women and babies has been awarded a prestigious national accolade.