Predicting prem babies' health
New research will allow doctors to more accurately inform and update parents of extremely preterm babies about their baby’s long-term survival and health risks.
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Medical research grant a win for womenAn effective treatment for a common yet poorly treated disease that has a cascading impact on women’s health may be on the horizon, thanks to a Victorian Government medical research grant.
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Charitable grant to support family violence prevention initiativesThe impact of a hospital-based family violence program is the focus of a new research study, thanks to a generous grant from The Collier Charitable Fund.
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Mum to mum phone support boosts breastfeeding ratesA Victorian study has found regular phone calls between first time mothers and volunteer mothers with previous breastfeeding experience may be the key to boosting national breastfeeding rates.
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Gene testing improving for ovarian cancer patientsLeading ovarian cancer researcher Professor Clare Scott has shared her insights, optimisms and challenges to mark Australia’s national Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
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School girls inspired to pursue careers in scienceThe next generation of budding young female scientists have been encouraged and inspired to pursue their passions in science today at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
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Record year for research grants at the Women’sThe Women’s strong focus on translational research and clinical trials has seen researchers receive a bumper round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding.
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Is your baby moving? Preventing stillbirthSafer Care Victoria has launched the Movement Matters campaign which aims to encourage women to seek advice from their midwife or doctor if their baby’s movement declines or stops. It comes as the Women's trials a new app to help expectant mothers.
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Baby’s first breaths captured on ultrasound for the first timeDoctors at the Women’s have for the first time, captured moving ultrasound images of the lungs of newborn babies as they take their first breaths.
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$6.6 million in research grants securedThe Women’s researchers will share in more than $6.6 million in fellowship grants and Centre for Research Excellence grants after a highly successful National Health and Medical Research Centre grant round.
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Young people don’t understand the impact of age when planning a familyMost students underestimate how much age affects the chance of having a baby, according to new research published today.
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