When Sharron Batey gave birth to her first baby 21 years ago, he weighed just 3lb 1oz. Although she was given just a five per cent chance of having another premature birth, she developed pre-eclampsia again when pregnant with her second son, who weighed just 2lb…
A Bradford student nurse has won a top prize for her innovation in aiming to promote safer sleeping in babies and reduce cot death. Desiree Deighton, a third year student nurse, in the neonatal unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals…
BRADFORD’S dedicated Neonatal team has been honoured by Unicef for its pioneering work. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), part of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has become the first intensive care…
One of Bradford’s most well-known hospital buildings – the Women’s and Newborn Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary, is getting a much-needed £1.8 million makeover. The five-storey building on Smith Lane is being transformed to improve facilities for patients,…
