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Small grant program provides support for local mums and their families 30 August 2023 As part of World Maternal Mental Health Day in May, the Statewide Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (SPIMH) Small Grant Program provided funding of up to $1,000 to support local events addressing the needs of women and their families. It was fantastic to see so many great activities and events hosted by organisations throughout WA to support the wellbeing of mothers, babies and their families. Fremantle Women’s Health Centre hosted an event on World Maternal Mental Health Day that focused on celebration, titled “Recognising the Strength of Mums”. They worked in partnership with other community services like Meerilinga, Cockburn Chinese Community Group, Multicultural Futures, Communicare and many more to promote awareness of mental health services as well as wellbeing and self-care strategies. Those in attendance listened to a lived experience speaker from the communit... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 24 August 2023 Leanda was nominated in acknowledgment of her inspiration career at Women and Newborn Health Service. As State Coordinator of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Program for the past 15 years, Leanda’s efforts have built capacity of the sector and enabled organisations throughout WA to better support and care for vulnerable women and their families. Leanda has been integral to shaping perinatal and infant mental health in WA, ensuring the longevity and sustainability of the program. We are also wanting to wish Leanda all the best on her upcoming retirement. Leanda has played an integral role at King Edward Memorial Hospital and she will be missed. A special thanks to our generous sponsors Paywise (external site), SmartSalary (external site), P&N Bank (external site) and Hesta (external site). Leanda – thank you for your outstanding contribution to WNHS, and for always... -
Celebrating breastfeeding for all families during World Breastfeeding Week 03 August 2023 When mum Hannah was pregnant, her same sex partner Joan wanted to be able to share the breastfeeding responsibilities for their baby. For Breastfeeding Centre (BFC) WA Lactation Consultant Shaughn, complex breastfeeding and working with all families across the Women and Newborn Health Service was key to her role as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. Shaughn said that while breastfeeding is a normal human behaviour, it was often a struggle for couples to get started. “I think all parents should consider breastfeeding their baby,” she said. “I had already worked with a mother whose baby was birthed by a surrogate and we induced lactation, so I knew it was possible when we started getting this question from same sex couples.” For mum Joan, gathering information was initially a challenge but she said Shaughn, and the Breastfeeding Centre provided g... -
Congratulations to our WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award state finalists 28 July 2023 It is with great pleasure that we congratulate the North Metropolitan Health Service finalists in the 2023 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards (WANMEA): Excellence in Person Centred Care – Team Award Women’s Newborns Health Service Diabetes Team, King Edward Memorial Hospital Excellence in Midwifery Sue-Anne Hawkins – King Edward Memorial Hospital Excellence in Education Jodie Atkinson – King Edward Memorial Hospital Helen Herson – Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Consumer Appreciation Award Sue-Anne Hawkins – Community Midwifery Program Carissa Williams – King Edward Memorial Hospital Excellence in Research Zoe Bradfield – Curtin University and King Edward Memorial Hospital Excellence in Registered Nursing Calina Ting – Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Excellence in Primary, Public and Community Care Sandra Vinciguerra – Sir C... -
Embryo retrieval in summer raises odds of IVF success 26 July 2023 The time of year when eggs are collected during fertility treatments make a difference to live birth rates, according to groundbreaking research by Dr Sebastian Leathersich at King Edward Memorial Hospital and City Fertility. The research found that transferring frozen, then thawed embryos from eggs collected in the summer resulted in a 30 per cent higher odds of a live birth than if the eggs had been retrieved in autumn. The amount of sunlight around the time of egg collection appeared to account for much of this difference. With more than 60 per cent of embryo transfers in Australia being from frozen embryos, Dr Leathersich and his colleagues saw this as an opportunity to investigate the impact of environment on egg development and on early pregnancy by analysing the environmental conditions independently from the time of embryo transfer. Congratulations to Dr Leathersich and his team ...
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20/12/2021
