This Sands Awareness Month (June), a bereaved mum from Redditch is throwing her support behind a fundraising appeal to bring a brand-new, purpose-built centre to Birmingham Women’s Hospital, where heartbreaking pregnancy and neonatal loss conversations can take place. Read more
To mark the start of Sands Awareness Month (June), one of our bereaved couples has spoken to ITV Central about the loss of their 13-day-old daughter Emeleia May, who passed away on our Neonatal Unit after being born prematurely. Read more
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Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity has appointed Mark Brider as its new Chief Executive Officer. Read more
Poet Laureate for Birmingham, Casey Bailey, has thrown his support behind our Charity’s Woodland House Appeal to by penning a poignant poem which conveys the pain, anguish and heartbreak experienced by those who lose a baby. Read more
Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity is on a mission to raise the next £1m for its Woodland House Appeal, which will allow it to break ground on its standalone bereavement centre for families experiencing pregnancy and baby loss. Read more
An avid gamer from Kings Heath has put his skills to the rest for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity, by taking on a 24-hour live streaming challenge and raising more than £1,200 for parents experiencing pregnancy or baby loss. Read more
‘Congratulations’ are in order, as Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity has hit the £1m milestone in its £3.5m Woodland House Appeal Read more
A bereaved mum from Smethwick has shown her solidarity with families experiencing pregnancy and baby loss, by raising £2,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity’s Woodland House Appeal, to bring a brand new, stand-alone bereavement centre brought to the hospital. Read more
A West Midlands Police Officer is proud as punch after completing a gruelling six-hour body combat marathon and raising over £1,200 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Read more
Two Cliff Richard mega-fans have topped the fundraising charts after taking on a spoke-tacular synchronised cycling challenge and raising more than £6,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity, in honour of their favourite singer’s 80th birthday. Read more
Bereaved parents, Sophie and Rich Newman have taken steps to help improve bereavement aftercare for families experiencing pregnancy and baby loss, by walking 24 miles and raising over £1,900 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity’s Woodland House Appeal. Read more
A family and group of friends from across Birmingham have been crowned as this week’s charity champions after coming together to take on all manner of quirky flamingo-themed challenges and raising over £3,200 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity in memory of their sister Amy. Read more
A group of colleagues from Birmingham Women’s Hospital and other Neonatal hospitals in the West Midlands have taken to the saddle, raising almost £37,000 for the hospital’s charity, in memory of a well-respected and much-loved Consultant Neonatologist, who sadly passed away in April following treatment for COVID-19. Read more
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity has relied on local businesses for a helping hand as it continues to support the vital work our two hospitals provide to patients from across the region. One such company is Solihull-based fitness clothing brand Gymshark, who as well as donating almost a quarter of a million pounds, has also given more than 650 hours of volunteering time, and travelled more than 9,217 miles to help the hospitals. Read more
Colleagues from Birmingham Women’s Hospital, and across a network of Neonatal hospitals in the West Midlands, will be taking to the saddle in memory of a well-respected and much-loved Consultant Neonatologist, who sadly passed away in April, following treatment for COVID-19. Read more
A Halesowen mum has crossed the finish line after challenging herself to take on a 10k run and raising more than £500 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Read more
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity is thrilled to have received a grant of £50,000 from NHS Charities Together, which will be used to further support the health and wellbeing of the Trust’s colleagues of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Read more
A Birmingham mum made a ‘bald’ move in support of bereaved mums and dads, when she shaved off all of her hair, raising over £1,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity’s Woodland House Appeal. Read more
More than £1.4m of donations and gifts have supported the NHS heroes and patients at our Trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
A woman from Kenilworth has cycled the length of the United Kingdom, from her living room, raising over £2,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity, in memory of her baby daughter, Lucy, who was stillborn. Read more
Gymshark's #NHSSweatySelfie Challenge raises £180,000 for Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals Charity. Read more
A courageous nurse went above and beyond for her tiny patients last weekend as she abseiled down the side of Millennium Point, raising more than £530 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Read more
A Birmingham café bar and its staff have been named as this week’s charity champions after engaging their customers and the community to raise £2,000 for Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Read more