A topsy-turvy encounter at the Britannia Stadium swung one way and then the next, with the Potters fearing they had let two points slip at one stage.
Tony Pulis' side edged into a two-goal lead courtesy of Robert Huth and Ricardo Fuller, but saw that lead disappear in the space of two second half minutes as Keith Fahey and Cameron Jerome restored parity.
It was to be Stoke's day, though, and Whitehead pounced five minutes from time to wrap up the points and end a run of four straight defeats.
"Our main priority today was to get the three points and we got that in the end," Whitehead told Sky Sports.
"We made it hard for ourselves again but we got there in the end."
Whitehead admits Birmingham had Stoke on the ropes at 2-2, with self-preservation the order of the day at that point.
"I think at the time they put us under a lot of pressure, they pushed us back, and it was nice to get the winner in the end," he added.
The midfielder was at a loss to explain how the Potters threw away such a commanding advantage, but was relieved to get his side off the hook.
He said: "We have done that quite a few times this year but today but we got the result in the end, which is the main thing."
Whitehead was also delighted to have got his name on the scoresheet again, having gone 84 Premier League games without a goal.
Asked whether that was too long for a player of his talent, he said: "It is a bit, but I've got it today and the three points were the main thing."
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