Steroid study reveals breakthrough finding 09 Sep 2019 A pioneering research program aiming to optimise steroid dosing in pregnancy to mature the fetal lung is set to benefit the millions of families worldwide at risk of delivering preterm. Read More
Perth to usher in spring with gala spectacular 23 Aug 2019 Perth’s health, sporting, business and philanthropic community is set to usher in spring in grand style as it unites for the highly anticipated WIRF 2019 Spring Gala. Read More
Alliance Statement: Midwifery Continuity of Care 28 Jun 2019 The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance recommends midwifery continuity of care as a key strategy to prevent preterm birth in Australia. Read More
Hospital volunteers worth more than $716,000 23 May 2019 The contributions of more than 90 volunteers to KEMH and WIRF were celebrated as part of a recent event to mark National Volunteers Week 2019. Read More
Statement by Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance 01 Apr 2019 The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance wishes to draw attention to recent research indicating that birth before 39 weeks of pregnancy may have important consequences in later life. Read More
Artificial womb breaks its 4 minute mile 14 Mar 2019 A major advancement in pioneering technology based around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely premature babies is being hailed as a medical and biotechnological breakthrough. Read More
WA community unite for Little Angels Gala 20 Feb 2019 A highly anticipated inclusion to WA's calendar of events is set to celebrate the achievements of one of the State’s leading research organisations and the journey of a family that has been touched by their work to prevent preterm birth. Read More
Artificial womb achieves top rating 13 Dec 2018 WIRF’s artificial womb research program has done what no other WA project ever has; achieving a perfect score by the key driver of health and medical research. Read More
Celebrating a premmie powerhouse 16 Nov 2018 Jo and Troy Mellow believe in miracles. When their daughter Lilly was born in October 2008 at 15 weeks premature and weighing just 520g, they had to. Read More
Tackling Tasmania’s record preterm birth rates 10 Nov 2018 An event to address Tasmania’s alarming rates of preterm birth, currently the highest in the country, is set to benefit thousands of women, families and infants across the state. Read More
The impacts of late preterm birth 05 Nov 2018 New research by WIRF has described a key link between late preterm birth and the potential for long-term developmental disorders. Read More
Linking bacterial signature and preterm birth 13 Aug 2018 A new study examining the link between a bacterial signature and preterm birth is set to benefit the millions of infants and families worldwide. Read More