Barbados Fertility Centre is looking for a Senior IVF Nurse Coordinator who is passionate about combining science and spreading the happiness of creating families from a warm, sunny island location. Barbados has been praised as one of the most successful countries to deal with the current pandemic providing the opportunity for persons to experience life again […]
Let’s be honest and put things straight from the start… 2020 sucks! I know I should not use this word, but can you possibly find a better one? This pandemic has affected me strongly. Both personally and professionally. It stopped me being able to help my patients in the way I would have liked. It […]
“How are yoooouuuu?” This is the most loaded question anyone can ask right now and for some reason there is an emphasis on the word YOU each time. If your answer doesn’t include the word “complicated“… in some vein you are not in my tribe! The timeline of this pandemic feels like it is now […]
Failure after IVF can be devastating for many couple. A cycle of IVF requires work, effort, money and most of all… generate hope. Hope for success that results in having a healthy beautiful baby in your arms. So, when IVF fails, it raises the question of why? Why did not work with me? What I […]
If you would like to freeze your eggs but never knew how to do this, the Barbados Fertility Centre is offering a full Egg Freezing package to locals and people here on the Welcome Stamp. This Egg Freezing package includes: – Full Egg Freezing cycle – First year of Cryopreservation – All Medications In order […]
The month of October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This provides an opportunity to educate the public on such sensitive topics as miscarriage, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the death of a newborn. It also acknowledges those who have endured such a loss to let them know they are […]
Where has the time gone?! It’s hard to believe that it has been 4 months since we sat here at our virtual table! It was the beginning of COVID and I think we can all agree that none of us could have been prepared for what was to come. Here in Barbados we fell in […]
As we get ready to return to international patients coming to Barbados for IVF treatment, we have put in place some changes to ensure the safety for the patients and staff: Limitation of the number of persons simultaneously present in the centre with our waiting room seating area spaced for social distancing. The three waiting […]
It was almost two weeks ago – I sat on a beach, the warm blanket of sand underneath me and the tears started to roll. Life was changing so quickly and I felt like I could not keep up. Sitting under the tree, I picked up a handful of sand and watched the grains cascade […]
Barbados Fertility Centre (BFC) has done it AGAIN! For the fifth time in a row, BFC has been awarded the Gold Seal of approval from Joint Commission International after continuing to excel in the highest standards of patient care and safety. This deserving accreditation now spans from 2007 to 2023 and makes Barbados Fertility Centre […]