Research and clinical trials

The Royal Women's Hospital has launched the world's first clinical trial in pregnant women of a new therapy designed to target the biological pathway believed to drive pre-eclampsia.

A large Australian study involving more than 1,800 premature babies has provided new evidence to guide the use of oxygen during the first minutes after birth.

Women will soon have clearer support to navigate menopause. The Women’s is leading new research to create a trusted online tool for those thinking about Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT).

Not all scientists begin their careers imagining themselves in the research field. At the Royal Women’s Hospital, many of our most impactful researchers started somewhere else entirely… on the ward, in clinics, listening to patients describe symptoms that didn’t yet have answers.

A million-dollar global research project co-led by Australia and the UK is taking a key step towards closing the gender gap in heart disease.

A fertility trial at the Women’s is giving some IVF patients another chance at pregnancy if their eggs fail to fertilise. This outcome usually ends a cycle before it has begun.

A new study from the Royal Women’s Hospital shows that women who have surgery to lower their ovarian cancer risk often experience sudden changes linked to early menopause.

The Women’s In Time program helps young people up to the age of 24 with cancer preserve their fertility at no cost. This gives families hope for the future along with life-saving treatment.

Each year we produce a report on the impact of our important research. Our 2024 Research Report (released in 2025) is aptly named ‘Research for change'.

New research from the Women’s shows that over half of women who had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy also had hidden endometriosis.