Maternity and Childcare

infant and toddler nutrition
Children's Health, Healthcare
Understanding the science behind infant and toddler nutrition
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

Members of the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) will meet in Canberra to discuss infant and toddler nutrition at Australian Parliament House on 23 June 2022.

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suicide
Children's Health, Mental Health
New support for children impacted by a family suicide
Nina Alvarez Jun 7, 2022

Children whose parent or sibling has died by suicide can now attend virtual and in-person day camps specially designed to help them process grief and

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IVF
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
$2000 IVF rebates set up for NSW women under new fertility package
Nina Alvarez Jun 2, 2022

In an Australian first, women in NSW undergoing IVF and accessing other assisted reproductive treatments (ART) will be given a cash rebate of up to

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Children's Health, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Researchers pinpoint the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Nina Alvarez May 17, 2022

On Saturday, researchers from The Children’s Hospital Westmead in Sydney released a study that confirmed not only how these infants die, but why. Sudden infant death

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mental health unit
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics, Learning - Topics, Mental Health
First public specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit opens at RPA
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

New mums requiring specialist care for a severe mental illness can now have their babies stay with them at NSW’s first public, purpose-built Mother and

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awards
Healthcare, Healthcare News, HR/People/Culture
Winners of Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards announced
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

The winners in the NSW Health 2021 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards have been announced and celebrated today in a virtual awards show. The

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Maitland
Healthcare, Hospitals
New 339-bed, $470 million Maitland hospital opens
Nina Alvarez Mar 17, 2022

A 339-bed, $470 million hospital has officially opened in Maitland, the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Located on a greenfield site in Metford,

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autistic
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Preparation in centres helps autistic children get the jab
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

Melbourne mother Leah Dean knows as well as anyone that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is not simple for young autistic children like her son Alexander,

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ACOSS
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
ACOSS joins AMA’s call on improving child health and wellbeing
Nina Alvarez Feb 25, 2022

ACOSS is pleased to join with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to call for a refocus on improving child health and wellbeing and strongly recommend

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Hearing Australia
Children's Health, Healthcare
Hearing Australia ensures First Nations kids are school ready
Nina Alvarez Feb 22, 2022

One in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience chronic ear disease in Australia. Poor hearing can make it difficult for kids to engage

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ForWhen
Children's Health, Healthcare, Mental Health
ForWhen helpline to support expectant and new parents
Nina Alvarez Feb 10, 2022

The significant mental health needs of new and expectant parents in Australia are being tackled through ForWhen, a centralised parental mental health helpline which goes

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cannabis
Children's Health, Healthcare, Mental Health
Cannabis use numbers on TikTok nothing to laugh at
Nina Alvarez Feb 10, 2022

Analysis of almost 900 TikTok videos has found content about cannabis use typically shows it as funny and entertaining rather than potentially risky. Researchers from

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