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The Royal Women’s Hospital has launched a virtual Wall of Gratitude for its staff, sharing patient reviews and stories to highlight the many positive impacts and outcomes – despite the challenging year.

At 26 weeks pregnant with twins, Mia fell critically ill with COVID-19. The doctors at a major Melbourne hospital were about to sedate her and put her on a mechanical ventilator to breath. Working in partnership with them was a team of obstetricians and neonatologists from the Women’s who were at her bedside doing their utmost to keep Mia’s babies alive.

In celebration of this year’s International Day of People with Disability, a former patient of the Women’s Women with Individual Needs Clinic Dennisse Bonanno has shared her experience of motherhood after experiencing a stroke nearly 10 years ago.

A panel of family violence experts and survivor advocates have urged health professionals to be observant and look for the signs of family violence when interacting with patients.

The Royal Women’s Hospital is calling on all Victorians to get behind a global campaign calling for the elimination of violence against women and girls.

The Royal Women’s Hospital marked World Prematurity Day in a big way this year by lighting up the hospital in Parkville and sharing stories of current and former patients impacted by premature birth.