It’s the most wonderful time of year – decorations are getting pulled from the boxes, there are fruit mince pies to be devoured, and Mariah Carey’s Christmas album is back on top of the charts.
There is a lot of waiting around in pregnancy, so it makes sense to make the best possible use of that time. Consider spending just one hour of that time each trimester donating blood. She gives birth, you give blood.
If you’re expecting a baby, you’re probably here looking for advice. Life is about to transform in wonderful ways, so it’s great you’re taking this time to prepare yourself as best you can.
The partner of a pregnant woman has a tough gig on the day of childbirth. There’s no doubt it’s a nerve-wracking day, even when things go according to plan.
For our She Gives Birth, You Give Blood initiative, we asked a number of women about their experience of giving birth and receiving blood – you can read some of those on our
The Tamworth community knows how to rally when they need to, something they illustrated when local 5 year-old, Chloe needed blood donations to help save her life after a brain infection.
Elki is something of a Blood Service icon. Her bubbly personality and happy disposition have been a regular fixture at our Nambour Donor Centre, where her friends, family and broader community regularly donate blood in her name.
