Cool Topics 2025: Listening to babies, learning from families
Australia’s leading neonatal conference returned to Melbourne last week, proudly hosted by the Royal Women’s Hospital. This year, Cool Topics shifted the spotlight from technology to humanity.
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Lord Mayor appointed as the Women’s first Philanthropy AmbassadorSally Capp says donors can have a huge impact on the wellbeing of Victorian women and newborns.
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Navigating the grief of infant lossWhen Sky Matheos and Trisdan Roberts lost their twin girls Remi and River at just four days old, the Women’s social worker Karen Fitzpatrick helped them navigate their way through a traumatic time.
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Improving patient wellbeing through community and companionshipThe Royal Women’s Hospital’s new art therapist helps patients and staff to explore their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing through colour.
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Leading the way in breastfeeding careFor World Breastfeeding Week 2022 we spoke to the Royal Women’s Hospital’s medical officer for lactation, Dr Lisa Amir, about her ground-breaking career.
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Pregnant and diagnosed with brain cancer: how the Women’s helped preserve Laura’s fertility into the futureImagine being 26 weeks pregnant, and diagnosed with brain cancer. That’s what happened to Laura Tucker, who had ovarian tissue removed and stored at the Women’s.
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Navigating life after NICUThe Women’s UPstart program helps families of extremely premature babies to navigate life after the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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