Providing care and community
A neonatal intensive care nurse at the Women’s has been recognised for her work breaking down barriers for LGBTIQ+ patients and their families.
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Politicians must commit to upholding abortion rights
Access to abortion is fundamental to women's sexual and reproductive healthcare, and is a human right, our CEO Sue Matthews writes.
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Increasing access to reproductive health services in local communities
Information sessions for healthcare professionals in regional Victoria have proven to be invaluable by debunking myths and generating interest in a broader and fairer approach to abortion service delivery.
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Sexual health project receives funding boost
A project setting out to increase the availability of contraception and abortion care across regional areas of Victoria has been given the green light to continue its valuable work.
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Empowering rural clinicians vital in improving access to abortion services
A collaboration of healthcare experts has addressed healthcare professionals at national conference on increasing service access.
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IUD and hysterectomy best options for heavy bleeding
Hormone releasing IUDs are more effective than the contraceptive pill and other medication for treating heavy or abnormal menstrual bleeding a review by Royal Women’s Hospital researchers has found.
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The Women’s supports long-acting contraceptives
On Tuesday 12 December, the ABC 7.30 program aired a report on the use of two long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) devices, Implanon and Mirena.
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Comment: Hard-won rights for women’s health are under threat in Australia, too
By Dr Helen Szoke: Many Australians are outraged about, and rightfully fearful of, the very real global threat to women’s health and reproductive rights following recent political events in the US.
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Improving protocols may help access abortion
Our experts in the news: Martha Hickey and Paddy Moore write an editorial for The Lancet this week on early medical abortion protocols
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We need your help to spread the video
We listened to what young women said they wanted to know when producing this new video about emergency contraception
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