New family violence screening
Pregnant women are now screened during their antenatal appointments at the Women's, with a trial showing six per cent of women disclosing family violence experience during the eight-week trial.
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Device for premature babies receives funding boostA consultant neonatologist at the Royal Women’s Hospital has received a $15,000 funding boost to develop a new device that will provide real-time airway pressure monitoring for premature babies.
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Cuddle Cot donation will help more bereaved families say goodbyeThe Royal Women’s Hospital has gratefully received a new ‘cuddle cot’, generously donated by a family whose two children were expertly cared for in the hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
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The Women’s recognised for its commitment to breastfeedingThe Baby Friendly Health Initiative has praised the Royal Women’s Hospital for its efforts to promote, encourage and support breastfeeding.
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Pēpi-Pods launched at the Women’sWomen now have the option of using a new type of cot for their newborn babies to keep them closer and safer in their first few days of life.
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‘Research saved my baby’s life’A study from the Royal Women’s Hospital on the improving long-term health of extremely preterm babies has been described as life-saving by the parents of baby James.
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Celebrated neonatologist Professor Lex Doyle recognised in Queens’ birthday honoursMessages of congratulations are flooding in for the Women’s Head of Clinical Research Development, Professor Lex Doyle AO after he was named an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours recently.
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Professor Lex Doyle honoured for outstanding contribution to paediatricsProfessor Lex Doyle has been recognised for his outstanding contribution over decades to improving the health of newborns and children through neonatology and paediatrics research.
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Preterm babies breathing easier closer to homeBabies born 31 weeks’ gestation or later could be breathing easier closer to home, thanks to a landmark Australian study led by the Women's.
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International trial to help unborn babies’ racing heartsThe Royal Women’s Hospital has joined an international trial investigating the best way to slow the dangerously racing hearts of sick unborn babies without compromising the care of their mothers.
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Mother’s Day miracle for twin sisters and first-time mumsIdentical twin sisters Jess and Laura shared a special first Mother's Day with their newborns at the Women's.
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