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    Perineal care bundles

    Posted: November 21, 2024

    In partnership with the Women’s and Children’s Health Network, we’ve worked together with Asian women and midwives to develop culturally safe education materials and perineal/post-birth care bundles. Research shows that Asian women can face...

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    Jane Scotcher to retire as CEO of WCH Foundation; Verity Gobbett to step into the role

    Posted: November 20, 2024

    In a significant leadership transition, the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) announced the retirement of its long-serving CEO, Jane Scotcher, and the appointment of Verity Gobbett, the WCH Foundation’s current Head of...

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    Helping teens cope with chronic pain

    Posted: November 12, 2024

    At our Golden Hearts Bequest Society event in October, our supporters heard from two families with lived experience of chronic pain, as well as Dr Nicki Ferencz, Service Lead for the Women’s and Children’s...

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    Events, Hospital Community, Supporters,

    $1 million milestone in memory of Sam

    Posted: November 4, 2024

    The Roberts family have been generous, dedicated and inspiring fundraisers for the WCH Foundation since 2006 with their Cycle 4 Sam community. Cycle 4 Sam is inspired by Marty and Michelle Roberts’ son, Sam,...

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    Research, Supporters,

    Honoring the legacy of Professor Geoffrey Davidson: a pioneer in paediatric gastroenterology

    Posted: October 28, 2024

    Professor Geoffrey Davidson, the founding head of Gastroenterology at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and an Emeritus Professor of the Discipline of Paediatrics at the University of Adelaide, was a leader in the field...

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    Supporters,

    BIG W supports patients this Christmas

    Posted: October 25, 2024

    The staff and customers of BIG W have been long-time supporters of the WCH Foundation. This festive season, they’re helping spread cheer to women, children and families cared for by the Women’s and Children’s...

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    Events, Program, WCH,

    Play Therapy Day

    Posted: October 11, 2024

    We celebrated the amazing work of our Play Therapists at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and what a fun-filled day it was! Play Therapy is so much more than just fun and games –...

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    Research,

    Rapid diagnosis of lung infection in rural and remote regions

    Posted: September 9, 2024

    Dr Tom Goddard of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and his team, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will develop a rapid diagnostic tool to allow clinicians to diagnose and treat...

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    Research,

    Non-surgical treatment for craniosynostosis

    Posted: September 9, 2024

    Professor Peter Anderson of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and his team, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will investigate a targeted, non-surgical treatment for craniosynostosis based on stem cell technology,...

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    Research,

    Guidelines for DHA supplementation in preterm infants

    Posted: August 22, 2024

    Dr Jacqueline Gould of SAHMRI and her team have previously shown that Omega 3 DHA given to very preterm infants can improve their IQ. With funding from our Bloom Research Program, they will now...

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