Welcoming the first public fertility care babies
Baby 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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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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