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Sorry, every day – marking National Sorry Day at the Women’s
The Royal Women’s Hospital has marked National Sorry Day with a special webinar for its staff exploring intergenerational trauma, the role of the Women’s in the Stolen Generations and the importance of reconciliation and healing.
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Welcoming emphasis on women’s health in Victorian Budget
Key announcements commended by the Women’s include the $6.5 million for new and existing sexual and reproductive health hubs; $354 million for family violence prevention and response; $70 million for public IVF services; and the $6.9 million for community perinatal health teams.
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Milestone for Melbourne’s life-saving preeclampsia prediction test
A test predicting the potentially fatal pregnancy condition, preeclampsia, has reached a milestone in its use here at the Women's – the first hospital in Australia to study and rollout use of the test.
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Making access to fertility services more equitable
The Royal Women’s Hospital has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Victorian Minister for Health to invest $70 million to establish public fertility care services in Victoria.
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Landmark study finds women opting in to IVF ‘add-ons’
Research conducted here at the Women's has found that many Australian women are opting to purchase unproven IVF add-ons in an effort to improve their chances of having a baby.
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Remembering lives lost from family violence in Victoria
Our hospital will light up purple this Wednesday night (5 May) alongside landmarks and monuments in Melbourne and across Victoria to remember the women and children who have died as a result of family violence.
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Associate Professor of Allied Health to lead improvement in women’s and neonatal health
A new joint role has been announced by the Melbourne School of Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, the Women’s and the Mercy Hospital for Women to help improve the lives of women and babies in Victoria.
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Endometriosis research now underway after $3.9m funding boost
Our researchers are launching three projects in the coming days, part of a major new program of research aiming to improve the lives of women and girls with endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain.
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Kick-starting a new narrative for older women
A new Melbourne exhibition is celebrating the strength and beauty of older women and challenging negative stereotypes of aging with a varied program of arts and events at Abbotsford Convent.
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‘A lot has changed, but not quickly enough’
Clinicians, advocates and pioneers from the Royal Women’s Hospital came together this week to engage in a panel discussion on the future of women’s health for International Women’s Day.
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