Tag: pregnancy
Double delight for new parents
New parents Kate Richards and Dylan Clarke know good things come in small packages.
On March 14, during Multiple Birth Awareness Week, Ms Richards gave...
More services needed for premature babies
A Werribee South mother has called for Wyndham’s maternity services to be expanded to cater for babies born between 24 and 32 weeks’ gestation.
Jody...
A welcome reception for baby Georgia
Having your baby in a hospital foyer is not the most traditional way to give birth, but parents Nicole and Brett Thomas say they...
Midwife is mother of all jobs
As a midwife at Werribee Mercy Hospital, Jess Lowery loves helping mothers to bring their babies into the world.
For Ms Lowery, who is also...
A year of miracles for Ozkavak family
When Point Cook parents Mali and Yvette Ozkavak celebrate their daughter Ella’s first birthday next month, the day will be about much more than...
Maternity aid improves service
Werribee Mercy Hospital is piloting a unique tool which helps to provide more timely care for pregnant and postpartum women.
In March, the Obstetric Triage...
Mercy maternity at ‘capacity’
Maternity and newborn services in the west are “currently inadequate” to meet rapidly growing demand, according to Mercy Health.
In a submission to the state...
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Protecting biodiversity in the energy transition
The state government will develop a new suite of tools and guidelines to protect native wildlife from renewable energy projects.
By July 2024, the government...
