Cuppa Tea with UHB Charity is our brand new charity podcast that focuses on inspiring stories from our NHS staff, patients and fundraisers from across our hospitals in Birmingham! Tune in every Friday for a new episode with your host Ella Iggulden.

You can follow the podcast here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1612827911
https://open.spotify.com/show/1lXBImfVvlBSV8w4G11Q59?si=e1f481c6b6414e59

Episode one focused on an important conversation about baby loss. Elizabeth Verrier joined the podcast to talk about her precious daughter Ava Quinn who was sadly born stillborn in 2016. Baby loss is still a topic many find taboo. At UHB Charity we think it is important to break down these barriers and allow families to share their stories to guide others through traumatic times in their lives.

Elizabeth was cared for by the incredible bereavement team at Heartlands Hospital in the Eden Bereavement Suite. In this episode, Elizabeth talks about how vital the Eden Suite was for her and her family in such a devastating time. Following her time there, Elizabeth wants to give something back and fundraise for other bereaved families. This year she will be completing six challenges in her daughter's memory to raise vital funds for the Eden Suite.  You can support Elizabeth along her fundraising journey here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/elizabeth-verrier2

The Eden Bereavement Suite cares for those families who sadly lose their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. The unit provides a peaceful and private environment for parents in their time of need.
The Eden Suite offers the best care possible for women and their families. The experienced, highly-trained staff are always on hand to support the women and their partners through their time on the suite, and continue to provide care after they leave the hospital.

The Eden Suite has been designed to provide as much privacy as possible for women and their partners, with individual ensuite rooms and a quiet garden for parents to be outside and reflect. UHB Charity works to provide ‘added extras’ for the Eden Suite, complementing the amazing quality of care given by the staff on the suite. The Charity has been able to fund a CuddleCot for the suite. CuddleCots keep the baby cool, which extends the period of time that parents have to spend with their baby.

The Charity will continue to provide ‘added extras’ for the unit, from cutting-edge pieces of technology, to patient comforts and support, donations from supporters will allow the Charity to go ‘over and above’ for parents on the Eden Suite.

Help us support more families like Elizabeth by donating to our Eden Suite Appeal https://www.hospitalcharity.org/edensuite

If you would like to feature on the podcast please send an email to ella.iggulden@uhb.nhs.uk

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