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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Newborn research trial from the Women’s goes internationalAn innovative research trial from the Royal Women’s Hospital aiming to improve the lung health of premature babies has enrolled its first baby at a hospital in Canada this week.
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Experts from the Women’s lead talks at oncofertility conferenceThe latest research and clinical practice in preserving the fertility of cancer patients will be the focus of this year’s National Oncofertility Summit.
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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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Prestigious medal awarded to senior gynaecologist at the Women’sThe Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has awarded its prestigious ACHS Medal 2019 to Associate Professor Leslie Reti AM – a women’s health advocate and senior gynaecologist at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
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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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Maternity program awarded for improving Aboriginal healthA program at the Women’s that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women through pregnancy, during labour and birth, and in the postpartum period has received the state’s top award for improving Aboriginal health.
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