What started as mild swelling and a headache escalated into a life-threatening case of preeclampsia within hours, leaving Katie critically unwell and her baby born by emergency caesarean.

The 2026 Nursing and Midwifery Awards celebrated and thanked our teams for the immense impact they make in the lives of women and babies.

When Melbourne parents Jess and Simon needed fertility treatment, private IVF felt both emotionally and financially out of reach. Instead, they turned to Public Fertility Care, which helped them conceive their second child.