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Shared on these pages are the journeys of our patients and their families, and the stories of our hard working health care workers, medical staff, researchers and volunteers.

 

 

Powerful Parents part 4: How a patient’s partner went from ‘lost cause’ to loving dad<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/20221219_124234%20(2).jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Powerful Parents part 4: How a patient’s partner went from ‘lost cause’ to loving dadIn part four of our series on Powerful Parents between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, read how Jean-Pol and Tausha quit substance use with the help of BC Women’s and Together We Can to keep custody of their daughter and create a happy home in Chilliwack​.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/powerful-parents-part-4-how-a-patient’s-partner-went-from-‘lost-cause’-to-loving-dad2023-06-15T07:00:00Z
How to breathe easier during wildfire season when pregnant<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/GettyImages-1011789360.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />How to breathe easier during wildfire season when pregnantIncreasing temperatures and dry weather have contributed to the rise in wildfires across the province. http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/how-to-breathe-easy-during-wildfire-season-when-pregnant2023-06-13T07:00:00Z
Powerful Parents part 3: Partners of patients at BC Women’s receive substance use treatment<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/frank%20collage.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Powerful Parents part 3: Partners of patients at BC Women’s receive substance use treatmentAfter 14 years of substance use, Frank has stopped for nine months​ now, thanks to the birth of his son, BC Women's and Together We Can.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/powerful-parents-part-3-partners-of-patients-at-bc-women’s-receive-substance-use-treatment2023-06-08T07:00:00Z
Milk donor tells story of loss and giving<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/stephanie%20and%20Nell.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Milk donor tells story of loss and givingIn honour of World Day of Human Milk Donation, Provincial Milk Bank donor Stephanie shares her heart-wrenching story - a mother processing her grief while helping others.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bcw-milk-donor-tells-story-of-loss-and-giving2023-05-19T07:00:00Z
The importance of milk donation for micro-preemie baby<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Screenshot_20230512_202357_Gallery.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />The importance of milk donation for micro-preemie baby​May 19 is World Day of Human Milk Donation and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre is in need of donors. BC Provincial Milk Bank donor, Lisa Naylor, tells the story of her daughter's premature birth and the "liquid gold" that helped save her​.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/the-importance-of-milk-donation-for-micro-preemie-baby2023-05-19T07:00:00Z
Powerful Parents part 2: Fostering resilience, recovery and strength at BC Women's<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Melissa%20embrace%20shot.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Powerful Parents part 2: Fostering resilience, recovery and strength at BC Women'sMelissa had all of her children removed from her care as a result of her substance use, but she has them back after going through the Families in Recovery (FIR) program and now uses this experience to support others at BC Women’s. ​http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/powerful-parents-part-2-fostering-resilience-recovery-and-strength-at-bc-womens2023-05-19T07:00:00Z
Tips during pregnancy to stay safe during hot weather<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/GettyImages-1226112459.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Tips during pregnancy to stay safe during hot weatherPregnant women are more vulnerable to heat exhaustion or even heat stroke than the general public. Read the advice from a BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre expert.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/tips-for-pregnant-women-to-stay-safe-during-the-summer-heat-wave2023-05-11T07:00:00Z
Powerful Parents part 1: Overcoming substance use to become a mother helping other mothers<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/darci.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Powerful Parents part 1: Overcoming substance use to become a mother helping other mothersAs we celebrate Mother’s Day, read part one of our series on Powerful Parents and how a BC Women's leader is paying the help she received forward in the work she does today. ​http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/overcoming-substance-use-to-become-a-mother-helping-other-mothers-at-bc-womens2023-05-11T07:00:00Z
Celebrating the diverse and talented nurses at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Nursing%20week_Social_BC%20Women’s_1920x1080.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Celebrating the diverse and talented nurses at BC Women's Hospital + Health CentreNational Nursing Week is May 8-14 and to celebrate, we are highlighting a few of the nurses who make up the BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre team.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/celebrating-the-diverse-and-talented-nurses-at-bc-womens-hospital-and-health-centre2023-05-08T07:00:00Z
Be part of the change: Q&A with Dr. Brian Fitzsimmons<img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Fitzsimmons%20cropped.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Be part of the change: Q&A with Dr. Brian FitzsimmonsMay 1 is National Physicians’ Day, and we are marking the day by talking to Dr. Brian Fitzsimmons about his career as a staff gynecologist at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre.http://www.bcwomens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/be-part-of-the-change-qa-with-dr-brian-fitzsimmons2023-04-28T07:00:00Z

 
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