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Ringing in 2019 with a Westmead bundle of joy

01 Jan, 2019, 3:48 pm01 Jan, 2019, 4:35 pm Sia Anthopoulos

A baby girl born at Westmead Hospital in the early hours of 2019 has secured a place in history. The

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Maternity scrubs boost comfort levels for pregnant doctors

03 Dec, 2018, 11:07 am03 Dec, 2018, 4:16 pm Sia Anthopoulos

Westmead Hospital’s Dr Lucy Bates was one of the first in NSW to trial NSW Health and NSW Healthshare’s new maternity scrubs for pregnant surgeons and doctors.

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The magic of midwives: first-time mum opens up about her experience

14 Nov, 2018, 11:06 am14 Nov, 2018, 11:30 am Sia Anthopoulos

First-time mum Erin Furtado gives her personal account of working with the Westmead Caseload Midwifery team, and why it made

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Mum and dads invited to tailor maternity care

15 Oct, 2018, 1:10 pm15 Oct, 2018, 1:11 pm Sia Anthopoulos

For the first time, mums and dads have the opportunity to shape the future of maternity care by sharing their

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The importance of reading to your children

02 Oct, 2018, 3:48 pm04 Oct, 2018, 10:07 am Jenny Harrison #reading #baby #education #children

Members of the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA Sydney West) visited Westmead Hospital recently to celebrate International Literacy Day.

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Closest to your heart

27 Sep, 2018, 12:55 pm04 Oct, 2018, 10:08 am Jenny Harrison

Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be extremely stressful and confusing for families. Bonding with

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‘Without Westmead you’d be looking at a widowed father’

13 Sep, 2018, 11:17 am04 Oct, 2018, 10:09 am Sia Anthopoulos

Parents Nathan and Rachel Taufer know all too well the challenges that come with a baby requiring intensive medical care.

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‘I got teased because I wanted to be a male nurse’

21 Aug, 2018, 3:30 pm04 Oct, 2018, 10:08 am Sia Anthopoulos

Passionate and dedicated nurse John Whittaker says his decision to become a nurse may have been initially mocked, but 33 years later, he couldn’t imagine being anything else.

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Westmead becomes media central for 25 millionth resident

07 Aug, 2018, 1:38 pm15 Aug, 2018, 11:06 am Jenny Harrison

Westmead Hospital became media central accommodating SBS and ABC news as well as The Australian newspaper to announce Australia reaching the 25 million population landmark.

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Inspiring journey for triplet family

01 Aug, 2018, 12:47 pm15 Aug, 2018, 9:43 am Jenny Harrison #baby #triplet #birth

First time parents Tatiana and Neil Jones feels are excited and looking forward to taking their babies home and introducing them to their extended families.

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