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  • WANMEA finalists WNHS
    Meet our WNHS WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards finalists 06 May 2025 In the lead up the 2025 Western Australia Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards on 10 May, we are shining a spotlight on our finalists from our Women and Newborn Service. Meet Eloise Congratulations to Eloise Pascoe, who is a finalist in Graduate of the Year category. Eloise works in Midwifery Group Practice 4 at Women and Newborn Health Service. The midwife is passionate about providing care to women and supporting them to bring babies into the world. Growing up, Eloise said she greatly admired her aunty and grandmother who were both midwives and the warm way in which they talked about their profession, which made her curious about pursing a career as a midwife. “In Midwifery Group Practice you provide every aspect of the woman’s care. You educate them through antenatal appointments; you empower them through birth and then you support them with breastfeeding and postnatal...
  • Infant being immunised
    New RSV immunisation options 03 April 2025 For the first time, RSV immunisation is now available to Western Australians both during pregnancy, and for eligible babies and children born from 1 October 2023. RSV is a highly infectious respiratory virus that infects over half of all babies in their first year of life. Prior to 2024, around 1,000 WA babies were admitted to hospital with RSV each year. In 2024, the RSV infant immunisation progr...
  • A group of four nurses/midwives
    Meet the specialised team preventing preterm birth for women of Western Australia 05 February 2025 The Preterm Birth Prevention Clinic established at King Edward Memorial Hospital has played a foundational role in Australia’s world-leading national preterm birth prevention program. The clinic is staffed by a specialised, multi-disciplinary team, including specialist obstetricians, midwives and a clinical psychologist – all working together to reduce the rate of preterm birth. In 2024, the clini...
  • Jess and Charlotte
    King Edward Memorial Hospital leads the way in preeclampsia prevention 14 November 2024 King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is rolling out early pre-eclampsia screening to reduce the risk of maternal illness and preterm birth from this severe complication of pregnancy. Obstetricians at KEMH can now offer a new pregnancy screening test in the early weeks of pregnancy which predicts pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy, a condition that causes serious complications and p...
  • Two midwives and a baby
    Maternity Care Steering Committee consumer recruitment 01 November 2024 We are currently recruiting consumer representatives to join a committee that aims to optimise the birth experience for women, infants, and their families at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital. We are seeking people with knowledge of maternity health that are eager to work in partnership with clinicians and consumers on the birth experience. The committee aims to enhance the...

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  • BreastScreen Nurse with a mamogram machine
    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 11 October 2024 With one in seven women developing breast cancer in their lifetime, it is important women aged 50 to 74 years have a regular screening mammogram. As the risk of breast cancer increases with age, we encourage women to have a mammogram every two years. BreastScreen WA provides free screening mammograms to women 40 years and over without any breast symptoms. Screening can detect breast cancer at an early stage before it can be felt or noticed. Early detection methods continue to increase outcomes and chances of survival. Take time in October to find out what you need to know about your breast health and share this important information with your family, friends and colleagues. If you would like to help us spread awareness for this important service, visit the BreastScreen WA website for resources and support (external site). Book your free screening this October. To make an appointment with...
  • A rose garden
    You are invited to the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Service 09 September 2024 On Tuesday 15 October the Matilda Bay Rotary Club and the Memorial Garden Management Committee will acknowledge the annual Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day with a service held in the King Edward Memorial Hospital Rose Garden. Families and members of the local community are invited to join us in the garden from 10am to 11am for the remembrance service. International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day marks a special day for parents and families across Australia to honour their babies who passed away from miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. Established in 1989, the Memorial Garden is a special place of significance for many bereaved families. The garden contains the ashes of many babies who did not survive beyond seven months gestation and are eternally remembered in this garden. Please register your attendance (external site).
  • Genome machine Pathwest Genetic Health
    New initiative to support children with rare condition 24 May 2024 A state-of-the-art diagnostic tool has arrived in Western Australia to help more children be tested for rare conditions, thanks to an initiative led by Genetic Health WA and Pathwest.
  • Have your say! Genetic Services of Western Australia clinical services plan
    Consultation open for Genetic Health WA Service Plan 07 May 2024 Genetic Health WA (GHWA) is seeking feedback on GHWA’s inaugural draft service plan. Based at our King Edward Memorial Hospital, GHWA provides genetic counselling, genetic testing, and family planning support for people impacted by certain genetic conditions. The plan outlines the future direction of the service to support Western Australians and aims to enhance the experience of those who use it. Stakeholders are encouraged to read the draft service plan and provide feedback via a short survey (external site). All responses will remain confidential and will only be used to inform the final service plan. Consultation closes on 31 May 2024. The draft service plan has been informed by feedback received from more than 300 GHWA stakeholders, including consumers and carers, GHWA staff, medical specialists and primary care providers, and representatives from patient organisations and...
  • Midwife with baby
    RSV immunisations protecting our littlest patients 03 May 2024 The new RSV immunisation is a gamechanger in paediatric medicine and it's now on offer to be administered at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital before baby goes home. It’s hoped the immunisation will protect hundreds of babies from getting seriously ill or hospitalised this winter struggling to breathe. RSV infects up to two-thirds of all babies in their first year of life. Every year, the virus hospitalises more than 1,000 infants in WA. Research shows for every 25 doses administered to infants; one hospitalisation is prevented. During winter 2024 in the northern hemisphere this immunisation was 82% effective at preventing hospitalisations for RSV-related lower respiratory tract infection and 87% effective at preventing severe RSV illness requiring oxygen support. It is recommended that babies born during the RSV season receive a single dose of the vaccine be...
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