All men and women can benefit from good preconception heath and the following helpful tips can ensure that you are physically and mentally prepared for pregnancy. Men and women should practice safer sex to avoid sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy; Positive mental health and well-being is important for you and your baby. If you […]

NHS Lanarkshire is promoting a range of key messages to men and women on pre-conception health, which emphasises the importance of good health prior to becoming pregnant. Pre-conception health is the mental and physical health and well-being of men and women during their reproductive years, before and between pregnancies. Ashley Goodfellow, public health specialist for […]

A family presented the maternity unit at University Hospital Wishaw with a cheque for £6,250 for its bereavement fund. The Milton family raised the funds in memory of their daughter and sister Ellie who was stillborn last year. Vicky Grove, bereavement specialist midwife at University Hospital Wishaw, said: “We want to thank the Milton family […]

A group of staff from the vascular ward at University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) helped raise an amazing £4,252 for the charity, Finding Your Feet. Finding Your Feet provides support to NHS Lanarkshire’s vascular patients who have undergone major lower limb amputations and recently purchased a Femurett – a piece of rehabilitation equipment to facilitate early […]