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A couple whose fertility journey crossed international boundaries and bridged Covid before the arrival of their twin sons, are advising other couples facing fertility issues to “always have a Plan B.”
A senior embryologist from Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) is back in the UK after a visit to Canada funded by prize money she was awarded for an outstanding conference presentation delivered before Covid.
With around 15% of women experiencing miscarriage at least once in their lives and one in a hundred suffering recurrent miscarriage, the opening of a pioneering clinic in Bristol offering a unique combination of treatments not previously available in the region will give new hope to those affected.
Residents from a St Budeaux care home had a great time at a special dementia-friendly fun day at The Anchorage pub in Plymstock.
A woman who used to work as a cleaner at a Wellington care home has returned to visit the residents of Camelot House and Lodge accompanied by some special woolly visitors.
A city centre hotel in Bristol has invested around £50,000 to ensure its gym facilities are fit for purpose.
After the birth of Carly and Steve Gibbens’ second IVF baby, they had the chance to introduce their first IVF baby – by then two years old – to the BCRM consultant responsible for his creation, and they told him her name was “Dr Magic.”
Campaigners are gearing up for this year’s Endometriosis Action Month, with the aim of highlighting the real impact of living with the condition, including its impact on mental health and personal finances, and to pave the way for those with diagnosed or suspected endometriosis to get the support they need.
New evidence has come to light indicating that treatment using PICSI (Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) may reduce the chance of miscarriage for a select group of patients, namely those with a history of miscarriage or advanced maternal age, according to Sophia Seabrook, an embryologist at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).
Persimmon South West has withdrawn its planning application to build a housing estate on Farleigh Fields, Backwell.
An activities co-ordinator with a romantic streak created a magical transformation at a specialist dementia care home Bridgwater on Valentine’s day, offering residents a ‘private dining’ experience so they could enjoy an intimate lunch with their loved ones.
With the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) warning that general practice faces a 'mass exodus' of doctors over the next five years, with almost 19,000 out of 45,000 GPs and trainees set to quit, a Cornish community has taken recruitment matters into its own hands - and voices.
The British Red Cross has launched an emergency fundraising appeal in response to two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
The care team at Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home has been named as Dementia Carer of the Year for the South West, beating off stiff competition from the rest of the region in the sector-leading Great British Care Awards, and will now go forward to the national awards event being held in Birmingham on 17 March.
A keen amateur photographer living with dementia is finding great joy in being supported to re-engage with his former hobby by staff at the home where he lives in Wellington.
A Bristol couple whose son was conceived thanks to gynaecological and fertility treatment at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) have been back to the clinic as they near the end of their baby’s first year to wish the team a very special Merry Christmas.
The College of Paramedics, which has its headquarters in Bridgwater, Somerset, in collaboration with other emergency responder organisations is to host the Emergency Services Mental Health Symposium 2022 at Silverstone, home of British Motor Racing.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to leave intended parents who have entered international surrogacy arrangements in a state of limbo.
Wellington-based dementia care home Camelot House and Lodge has contributed over £130 to their local hospice’s autumn fundraising campaign after a ‘Wear it yellow’ day that saw the whole home drenched in sunshine colours and a range of fun money-making activities laid on.
