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Meet the man on a mission to fight women’s cancers in low-income countriesEvery two minutes, one woman dies of cervical cancer worldwide. While Australia is making headway in eliminating this disease, an alumnus of the Women’s is passionate about the role we must play in improving health outcomes for women in lower-income countries.
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Victoria’s Public Fertility Care supports hundreds of familiesLittle Johnny is one of 43 babies born so far in Victoria as part of Australia’s first publicly funded IVF program. Public Fertility Care has helped hundreds of families to fall pregnant after the first year in operation.
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Staff recognised for passion, leadership at Excellence AwardsStaff and volunteers were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the Women’s and our community at the 2024 Staff Excellence Awards.
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Patients benefit from staff innovationSimple ideas can make a big impact on patient experience: Ideas Tank 2024.
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“It helped me to figure out what’s risky and what’s not”The Women’s is investing in new ways to support women with disability. First-time mum Blue Van De Cruze says the Women with Individual Needs (WIN) Clinic helped increase her confidence and independence.
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Making progress on the long walk towards reconciliationWe have achieved 73% of the targets set in our Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2024. We thank all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for their generosity of spirit in working with us towards reconciliation.
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“Women with gestational diabetes can have healthy pregnancies”Gestational diabetes affects 1 in 6 pregnancies at the Women’s. For National Diabetes Week, the Women’s diabetes specialist Dr Sarah Price explains the condition … and why it’s so important to have follow up care after the baby is born.
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New intervention program for at-risk babiesThe First Thousand Days Clinic offers wrap-around care and support for babies at risk of future developmental delays due to drug or alcohol use during pregnancy.
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Welcoming the first public fertility care babiesBaby Hussain has ten tiny fingers and ten little toes. He is of course perfect, especially to his parents who had to overcome many obstacles to welcome the little boy to their family.
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“I didn’t want to experience postnatal depression again”The Women’s NEST program provides a safe space for women to talk about their experience of pregnancy – the good and the difficult parts.
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