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The Women’s IVF pioneer Assoc. Prof John McBain retires
This week the Women’s bids a fond farewell to one of its longest serving medical staff members, Associate Professor John McBain, Head of Reproductive Services.
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Is your baby moving? Preventing stillbirth
Safer Care Victoria has launched the Movement Matters campaign which aims to encourage women to seek advice from their midwife or doctor if their baby’s movement declines or stops. It comes as the Women's trials a new app to help expectant mothers.
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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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Antibiotic use in pregnancy
We wish to reassure women that it is safe to take antibiotics during pregnancy. New research has found that children born to mothers who have taken antibiotics have a small increased risk of being admitted to hospital with an infection, between birth and 14 years of age.
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Ramsay Health wins contract to run Frances Perry House
The Royal Women’s Hospital and Ramsay Health Care (Ramsay) have signed a new agreement that will see Ramsay continue to operate Frances Perry House, at its current Parkville location for another 20 years.
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Diet prevents big babies in gestational diabetes patients
Ground-breaking new research has found that women with gestational diabetes can manage their condition by modifying their diet alone and are no longer considered at high risk of the common complication of big babies.
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Study finds breast milk expressing in pregnancy safe
A world first study, published in The Lancet today, has found that women with diabetes in a low-risk pregnancy can safely express breast milk in late pregnancy, with the study dispelling concerns that the practice could cause harm to babies.
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Large endometriosis study explores genetic link
March is Endometriosis Month and The Women's staff are raising awareness of the disease and latest developments in research and clinical practice.
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Vale Betty Amsden
Generous philanthropist and long-term supporter of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Betty Amsden, has sadly passed away.
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The Women’s wins Large Health Service of the Year award
The Women’s has been named the Premier’s Large Health Service of the Year at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards
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