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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... -
Gift of Life Walk for DonateLife Week 29 July 2023 The inaugural Gift of Life Walk was held at Lake Monger this week as part of DonateLife Week 2023. Held in July each year, DonateLife Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation and to encourage people to register as a donor. Many of the Gift of Life Walk participants have been blessed with the gift of life and the event provided an opportunity to come together in a show of appreciation and support. About 80% of Australians aged 16 years and over support organ and tissue donation - but less than half have actually registered. There are currently around 1,800 people on the organ waitlist, including many waiting for a life-saving heart or kidney. Registering is easy and only takes a minute by visitingDonateLife.gov.au (external site)or the Medicare app. -
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 ... -
Start Court and Links programs helping turn lives around 07 July 2023 Two programs which provide critical mental health services for people caught up in the criminal justice system, recently celebrated 10 years of successful outcomes. The Start Court, which is the only one of its kind in Australia, for adults and Links program at the Perth Children’s Court have helped thousands of individuals address underlying causes of offending behaviour and turn lives around. Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Adam Brett said Start Court is a voluntary program for offenders who plead guilty, and combines access to support for mental health and drug and alcohol use, if required. “The program has demonstrated an improvement in participants mental health, a reduction in recidivism and is cost effective,” Dr Brett said. “The keys to success are the development of a multi-agency, multidisciplinary service located under the one roof, providing holistic suppor...
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18/10/2023