Maternal + Newborn Health
Unlike traditional models of maternal and newborn care, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre is deeply patient-centred, working alongside families, honouring each woman’s choices, supporting her desired birth experience and delivering the safest, most advanced care possible.
Through funding, BC Women’s Health Foundation supports life-changing maternal and newborn care at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre across the following areas:
Providing specialized clinical care for people experiencing a complicated or “high-risk” pregnancy.
Providing labour, birth and postpartum care for moms and newborns.
Providing specialized care and supporting transport for BC’s sickest and most fragile premature newborns who require neonatal intensive care.
BC Women’s Reproductive Mental Health teams provide province-wide support, extending to the Yukon, for individuals and families navigating mental health challenges before, during, and after pregnancy and birth—through hospital-based consult services and specialized perinatal care.
Providing patient-centred care and support to our Indigenous patients, as well as bridging the path from hospital to community support after discharge, in keeping with cultural and traditional customs.
Providing funding for research that supports new knowledge and evidence-based solutions that inform and transform maternal and newborn health. Research also guides training for the next generation of healthcare providers.
