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Humbling to read of Natasha Frost’s powerful story or preterm birth, pregnancy loss and ultimately a healthy baby as part of World Prematurity Day. Read her story in the West Australian here: tinyurl.com/3j9tktn2 #everyweekcounts #pretermbirth #WIRF #WIRFWA #neonatalnovember

From the very largest tertiary services to key services in regional communities providing local care, maternity teams from across Oz have come together to bridge the gap between what is actually happening on the ground & what we know will improve outcomes for women & their babies

A leading WA obstetrician says babies should now not be delivered before 39 weeks. LISTEN to why 👇 bit.ly/3m4BlL2

Chantel and Tyson Segaram believe in miracles✨ When their daughter Aurie was born at just 25 weeks, weighing just 746g, they had to. Read how Aurie defied the odds and her extreme preterm birth 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/4srjxd5j #thewholeninemonths #pretermbirth #preterm #micropreemie

A new WIRF study has shown that the annual cost of preterm birth to the Australian government is approx $1.4 billion with one quarter of this arising from the need for educational assistance for those born too soon. #pretermbirth #thewholenninemonths tinyurl.com/fmbxzhjt

Major advances in women’s and newborns' health will be the focus of WIRF's 2021 Stars Symposium - ‘Improving health care for women and babies – now on the road to success’. Find out more about the Stars events (8-9 Sept) and book tickets at wirf.com.au/stars2021

WIRF has just released the Winter 2021 edition of its newsletter, Delivering the Future. Read feature articles on a major federal funding announcement, outcomes of a breaking IVF study, and previews for the upcoming WIRF Gala and Stars events. tinyurl.com/p5hcpryk

Extra! Extra! 2021 edition of The Whole Nine Months magazine out now! Read features from our Alliance members across the country on pre-conception and pregnancy care, and the latest in preterm birth prevention. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ykz8yz84 #thewholeninemonths

Today is International Nurses Day and a chance to say a big thank you to nurses across the country. The incredible nurses that we are lucky to work with at King Edward to improve women’s and infants’ health is a true embarrassment of riches. Thank you nusrses!!! #IND2021

What are the risks of early planned birth without a medical reason? WIRF's Prof John Newnham AM will explore trends, impacts and outcomes of early planned birth as part of today’s launch of the 4th Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation. tinyurl.com/yjwydef8 @ACSQHC

WIRF and the @PretermAlliance are thrilled to be working in partnership with SA Pathology Clinical Service & @sahmriAU on expanding and promoting omega-3 as a key intervention to prevent preterm birth. tinyurl.com/3zd7ud9n #omega3 #fishoil #thewholeninemonths

@Telethon7's incredible $46 million in 2021 will go further than ever to improving the lives of WA kids. WIRF's Telethon-funded projects will deliver greater access to obstetric care, an enhanced role of family in the NICU, & new treatments for mothers at risk of preterm birth.

WIRF are proud to launch an important resource to assist clinicians working with young girls and pregnant women affected by female genital mutilation. FGM is a violation of human rights and affects 200 million girls and women worldwide. wirf.com.au/fightingFGM #FGM @WHO

WIRF’s Prof Matt Kemp is a finalist in the Impact 25 Awards. Matt is spearheading our Artificial Womb technology and pioneering a new era of medicine focussing on the period around childbirth to benefit all mothers and their babies. Vote for Matt at pbaimpact.com

Congrats to Prof Jan Dickinson on being named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Recognised for her service to medical education & maternal fetal medicine, Jan continues to lead clinical & research programs focussing on complicated multiple pregnancy & high risk obstetrics.

2020 has been a huge year for us at WIRF. Major awards for our researchers have been coupled with several medical breakthroughs, a suite of highly successful events, and a national media footprint. Happy New Year and thank you for your continued support! tinyurl.com/yb755m3f

This Christmas, WIRF & the Tomasi family, is giving you the chance to instantly double any donation to our work and double its positive impact. The Attilia & Marco Tomasi Gift Matching Program will match, dollar-for-dollar, the next $50,000 in donations tinyurl.com/y3zmk67c

Media for our pioneering Bacterial Signatures Study continues to roll in. Heralded as a world-changing breakthrough in pregnancy care, the findings could cut premature births by up to 40% - and very early births before 34 weeks by up to 80%. #GLUtest #bacterialsignatures #preterm

The perfect end a very special #WorldPrematurityDay. WIRF would like to thank everyone that attended and supported the Government House reception and we extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Governor, Ms Annus, and all the staff at Government House.

Today is #WorldPrematurityDay, a global awareness day highlighting the premature birth of 15 million babies each year worldwide. We have made some incredible advances but we still don’t know why some babies are born too soon, but we desperately need to. @pretermallaince