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    Probiotic treatment for infants

    Posted: August 22, 2024

    Professor David Lynn of Flinders University and SAHMRI, and his collaborators, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will explore whether probiotics can help improve the vaccination response of infants who have received...

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    2024 Bloom Research Program grant recipients announced

    Posted: August 21, 2024

    The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) is proud to announce the awarding of $4 million in research funding to projects aiming to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres...

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    Supporting Aboriginal women’s health through Yarning Circles

    Posted: August 13, 2024

    Cathy Leane of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and her team, with the support of our Bloom Research Program, will integrate Aboriginal ways of knowing into the healthcare system, by co-designing and testing...

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    Animal Assisted Therapy

    Posted: August 1, 2024

    The Delta Therapy Dogs Program is the leading provider of Animal Assisted Services in Australia, and we are proud to sponsor their visits to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Over the past year we...

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    Extra comfort for families in PICU

    Posted: August 1, 2024

    When Harry contracted the flu in 2023, his family were not expecting to end up by his side at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital for months while he underwent intensive care for a life-threatening...

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    Supporting home sleep studies

    Posted: July 26, 2024

    Thanks to our partnership with Cops for Kids, we’ve recently supported the expansion of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s sleep laboratory study service to allow for in-home sleep studies. Funding was provided for two...

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    Folic Acid in Gestation (FIG) study now recruiting!

    Posted: July 23, 2024

    Multivitamin supplement use before and during pregnancy is not unusual, with most Australian women taking a multivitamin supplement at some stage during pregnancy. Folic acid supplementation before pregnancy and during the first trimester is...

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    Helping grow grief support for families

    Posted: July 23, 2024

    The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) is proud to enhance support for South Australian families experiencing the death of a child thanks to a new program. Caring for and supporting families in...

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    Virtual Reality therapy for Metropolitan Youth Health

    Posted: July 4, 2024

    The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) is supporting the Chimera Legacy Foundation to land its donation of a Virtual Reality Pod into the Metropolitan Youth Centre (MYH) in Elizabeth to help youth...

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    Infant development toys

    Posted: June 12, 2024

    In partnership with the Occupational Therapy Department, through the Infant Development Team (IDT) at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, we’ve created Play Bundles to assist in supporting families with their baby’s development. We have...

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