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  • Today Tonight: WA icons unite for Spring Gala

    30 Aug 2018

    WIRF's Ambassador and Australian cricket great, Mike Hussey, joins West Coast Eagles' sharpshooter, Jack Darling, to support the Women & Infants Research Foundation and their annual Spring Gala.

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  • WIRF profiled nationally on Seven's Sunrise

    20 Aug 2018

    Seven's national Sunrise program profiles WIRF's Preterm Birth Prevention Study which is investigating the presence of specific bacteria in the vagina in mid pregnancy to identify women who are likely to deliver early.

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  • Seven Perth: Linking bacteria 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 who will potentially suffer from this complication of pregnancy.

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  • The West: Steroid tweak before birth

    13 May 2018

    Millions of premature babies world-wide could benefit from a ground-breaking WA study that has tweaked the use of steroids in pregnant women to make it safer for their unborn babies.

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  • Artificial womb: 2017’s Top 10 Science Stories

    12 Dec 2017

    2017 has been a bumper year for science yarns, from exploding neutron stars to a crashing spacecraft, and incredible advances in artificial wombs. Every year, the AusSMC contributes to the seasonal tradition of listicles and picks our top 10 science stories of the year.

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  • The Koori Mail November 2017

    24 Nov 2017

    Perth volunteers program is a first

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  • Western Suburbs Weekly - 24/11/2017

    24 Nov 2017

    KEMH starts Aboriginal volunteer program

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  • The West Australian - 16/11/2017

    16 Nov 2017

    Cricket star Mike Hussey and wife Amy become inaugural ambassadors of WIRF

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  • The West Australian - 7/08/2017

    07 Aug 2017

    Womb hope for prem babies

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  • Seven News Perth - 6/08/2017

    06 Aug 2017

    Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

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  • The West Australian - 21/07/2017

    21 Jul 2017

    Women to gain from new cancer treatment

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  • The West Australian - 1/12/2016

    01 Dec 2016

    WA program changing the way we treat premature births

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Email: info@wirf.com.au

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