Early pregnancy loss: Recognition of loss, at any gestation, matters
The Women’s welcomes Australia’s first national guidelines on early pregnancy loss. This is a key step in seeing miscarriage as a profound personal loss, not just a medical issue.
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Inclusive, empowering, respectful – the Women’s mission to improve care and employment for people with disabilityFor International Day of People with Disability (3 December), the Royal Women’s Hospital is highlighting the unique and powerful ways health services can work to change attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against people with a disability, to ensure access, equity and inclusion for patients and staff.
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COVID miracle mum’s Christmas wishKaillee and her partner Chris were over the moon when they found out they were expecting twins last year. But in July 2020, at 26 weeks pregnant, Kaillee was admitted to intensive care after contracting COVID during Melbourne’s second deadly wave.
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How researchers are helping tiny babies thrive: ‘Cool Topics’ 2021The annual Cool Topics conference has once again showcased the best in neonatal research and clinical practice.
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Progress made but more to be done to tackle family violence in health servicesVictorian hospitals and health services have laid the foundations to identify and respond to family violence, but there’s more work to be done according to an evaluation of the Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) program.
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Fertility experts reassure women on vaccine safetyLeading fertility expert Associate Professor Kate Stern and infectious diseases physician Professor Michelle Giles say the science is clear – COVID-19 vaccination is safe for women planning pregnancy and those undergoing fertility treatment.
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“I only wish I had got the vaccine earlier.”Aimee was 30 weeks’ pregnant when she received the news she’d contracted COVID following an outbreak at her daughter’s childcare centre.
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