Young infants are particularly vulnerable if they contract whooping cough.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that pregnant women 🤰 be offered immunisation to help protect newborns before they can have their routine jabs.

#GetVaccinated 💙

🎉43 years ago today (28 March 1981), Princess Anne Hospital (PAH) opened its doors.

Since then, we've embarked on an incredible mission, supporting families throughout the region with their birthing journeys. ✨

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A huge shout out to UK Youth and the team at Avon Tyrell. We had the best time at our 2 day residential in half term, going from a group of young people to a team of peers. Thank you from all Southampton Children's Hospital

Almost 75% of children with #ADHD struggle to sleep.

This #WorldSleepDay , we shine a light on DISCA Digital sleep support for children with ADHD and their support for families. ❤️

The study is led by researchers at University of Southampton University Hospital Southampton 💙 Southampton CTU and funded by NIHR Research.

👉 discasleep.org.uk

We'd like to wish Kerry Duell a wonderful retirement after 19 years working with us as a much-loved ward clerk on G4 ward. 🏥

She will be greatly missed and we wish you all the very best Kerry! 🎉🍀💙👏

✨ We're honoured to have helped little Carter Bayley, who defied the odds after a rare stroke aged just two!

Thanks to his parents and the expertise of our clinical and rehab teams, he's now back home, taking a few independent steps a day at a time.🙌

🔗uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pres…

Our new look £3.5 million Children's Trauma Unit. 👇

Thanks to meteoric efforts 🚀🪐 from Southampton Hospitals Charity, everyone at Southampton Children's Hospital trauma and orthopaedic (G3 ward) are now enjoying state-of-the-art new facilities within a fun, space-themed environment.

uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pres…

Over 2⃣5⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ participants have taken part in NIHR Research trials and studies at University Hospital Southampton 💙 University of Southampton!

That's almost 8 x St Mary's Stadiums! 🏟️⚽️👏

Thank you to everyone helping transform healthcare. Together, we can all #BePartOfResearch ! 💙

research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/southampt…

✨ Baby admissions with common winter virus drop by 83.2% in a trial we have co-led on.

Thank you to all who took part in the #HARMONIE study.

This is crucial research, as RSV is a leading cause of infant hospitalisation. Well done all, including Saul Faust & Katrina Cathie 💙 👏

✨🎭 Magic at the @Mayflower Theatre!

Southampton Children's Hospital Play Team took Piam Brown (paediatric oncology ward) heroes to Snow White panto and a meet and greet with Diversity🌟

Thanks to all those who fundraise for Piam Brown so we can make great things like this happen. 💙

✨ Huge credit to Radio Lollipop Southampton who are looking to transform the hospital experience for our young patients 🏥 🎈

🚀 The volunteer-run station has launched a £6,000 fundraising drive for the 'LolliTrollie', a fun multi-sensory trolley.

🔗 justgiving.com/page/radio-lol…

Some of our young patients were taught about the importance of good hand hygiene yesterday when our paediatric infection service took an ultraviolet light box along to the children’s unit. 🧼🫧🦠👏

#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW23 💊

Join us in celebrating the incredible strength and resilience of the Neonatal unit's UHS Neonatal Unit (Southampton) tiny warriors on #WorkPrematurityDay2023 .

An important day to raise awareness and support for the challenges faced by premature babies and their families. 💜 #NeonatalCare

Today is Work Prematurity Day when we celebrate the tiny warriors of the Neonatal unit raising awareness of the challenges and burdens premature birth. #WorldPrematurityDay2023 #smallactionsbigIMPACTS #prematurebaby University Hospital Southampton 💙 Southampton Children's Hospital

Athena was diagnosed with severe hip dysplasia at two weeks old.

She took part in research at University Hospital Southampton 💙 Southampton Children's Hospital and is now able to enjoy an active childhood.

Her remarkable recovery has inspired a book, which you can read about in the Daily Echo 👇

dailyecho.co.uk/news/23890960.…

Athena was diagnosed with severe #HipDysplasia at just two weeks old.

Thanks to life-changing research at University Hospital Southampton 💙 Southampton Children's Hospital, she’s now able to run, paddle board and climb trees to her heart’s content. ❤️

Hear Athena's story 📽️👇

📎 Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=7vhPqo…

So lovely to meet Athena and Alexa to hear more about the Magic Trousers! More in the South at 6

What a smile😊 What a star! 🤩

Watch eight-year-old Athena on BBC South and ITV News Meridian to hear about her amazing research journey at University Hospital Southampton 💙! 🎥

Find out about her ‘magic trousers’, and why her mum’s written a book about it. ✍️

Read more: clinicalresearch.uhs.nhs.uk/news/athenas-m…

🏥 🚀 Some exciting news below about one of Southampton Hospitals Charity's most ambitious fundraising appeals yet!

Read about the amazing £1.64 million fundraising campaign to revamp the children's trauma 'G3' unit at Southampton Children's Hospital 🌟 🔗 👇

📰 bit.ly/3rYL786

#BePartOfSomething 💙

Our first winner in the Always Improving category is Zoe Moore. 👏