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Auburn Hospital Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals Featured News 

Oh baby, we’re booming!

25 Apr, 2017, 11:59 am27 Apr, 2017, 3:35 pm Sia Anthopoulos 0 Comments auburn, babies, baby boom, Blacktown, healthcare, maternity, midwifery, midwives, nursing, population, western Sydney

Blacktown is the top baby hotspot in NSW for the fourth consecutive year with 840 newborns in 2016, up from 754

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You’re invited I Westmead Women’s & Newborn Health Conference

23 Mar, 2017, 11:37 am29 Mar, 2017, 11:39 am Western Sydney LHD midwives, Westmead, Women’s and Newborn Health, WSLHD

You’re invited to the inaugural Westmead Women’s and Newborn Health Conference on 5-6 May 2017!   The two day conference

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Welcome to our new Westmead midwives
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Welcome to our new Westmead midwives

22 Mar, 2017, 9:53 am07 Apr, 2017, 9:35 am Western Sydney LHD midwives, Westmead, Women’s and Newborn Health

Westmead Hospital‘s Women’s and Newborn Health recently welcomed 18 new graduate midwives who began their exciting new careers at Westmead

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Call the midwife! Mums win with expanded Westmead program

09 Mar, 2017, 3:42 pm13 Mar, 2017, 1:51 pm Sarah Mason 0 Comments midwives, pregnancy, Westmead, Womens and Newborn

Four new caseload midwives have joined Westmead Hospital, bringing the total number of midwives who provide one-to-one care to expectant

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New midwives on board to provide more mums with one-to-one care at Westmead Hospital

07 Mar, 2017, 11:43 am22 Mar, 2017, 11:44 am Western Sydney LHD 0 Comments midwives, Westmead Hospital, Women’s and Newborn Health, WSLHD

Four new caseload midwives have joined Westmead Hospital, bringing the total number of midwives who provide one-to-one care to expectant

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  • Western Sydney advised to be cautious, with alarming rates of sunburn in children and young people 

    Western Sydney advised to be cautious, with alarming rates of sunburn in children and young people 

    30 Nov, 2023, 9:26 am30 Nov, 2023, 9:47 am Jessica Chahine
  • Free WiFi available for our hospital patients

    Free WiFi available for our hospital patients

    08 Nov, 2023, 11:27 am08 Nov, 2023, 2:45 pm Jessica Chahine
  • Let the children play this Children’s Week

    Let the children play this Children’s Week

    23 Oct, 2023, 11:37 am23 Oct, 2023, 11:37 am Jessica Chahine
  • Drink spiking at highest rate in NSW in five years

    Drink spiking at highest rate in NSW in five years

    11 Oct, 2023, 9:11 am11 Oct, 2023, 9:11 am Sarah Mason

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