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Mercy Perinatal is an inspiring team of clinicians, researchers, and teachers who share a collective vision to bring mothers and babies- here and around the world- safely home. We will bring them home through leading ground breaking research in preventing stillbirth, in reducing preterm birth and treating pre-eclampsia. We will bring them home by providing accessible, engaging education for maternity providers everywhere. We will bring them home by providing excellence in clinical care; we will hold a candle in the dark and light the way for families who have lost- or risk losing- the fight to bring their babies safely home.

WEDNESDAY 28th OCTOBER 6PM AEDT | FREE OBSTETRICS SEMINAR | BETTER BIRTHS @ TWILIGHTThis one is SUPER relevant for all o...
14/10/2026

WEDNESDAY 28th OCTOBER 6PM AEDT | FREE OBSTETRICS SEMINAR | BETTER BIRTHS @ TWILIGHT

This one is SUPER relevant for all of us at the coal face... how we practice... how we care... how we can facilitate Better Births @ Twilight.

We will spend the evening exploring innovative approaches and important conversations around improving birth experiences for women and families. Our 3 amazing speakers will give you the practical strategies to fill your toolbox for providing high quality, evidence based intrapartum care:

- Dr Sasha Skinner: Making Operative Birth Better: The operative vaginal birth bundle
- Dr Stephen Cole: Making Caesarean Section Birth Better: Maternal assisted caesarean section
- Prof Ryan Hodges: When We Don’t Agree: Duty of care, declining care and consent
And as always, we will have plenty of time for questions from our global audience.

There is something for everyone- whether you're a midwife, GP or obstetrician at the coalface- or working in leadership to ensure safe, high quality, effective and evidence based intrapartum care!
Twilight is free and always will be, but you need to register to access our live broadcast and on-demand recordings.

Register at: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/better-births-twilight (or via the link in our bio).

We are excited to share a very exciting paper has just been published this week, led by our very own Dr Hannah Gordon!JA...
03/10/2026

We are excited to share a very exciting paper has just been published this week, led by our very own Dr Hannah Gordon!

JAMA Network Open has published the article “Metformin Exposure in Pregnancy and Childhood Developmental Outcomes”, exploring the relationship between metformin use during pregnancy and childhood development.

In this cohort study of 177,409 singleton children born in Victoria, Australia, between 2009 and 2020, the research team linked population-level pregnancy and birth data with the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) — a standardised national assessment of childhood development.

The study found no association between metformin use during pregnancy and developmental vulnerability in children after accounting for potential confounding factors.

These findings provide important reassurance for clinicians and women considering metformin use during pregnancy, suggesting that metformin exposure is not associated with developmental vulnerability in children aged 4–6 years.

Congratulations to Hannah and the entire team behind this important work! 👏

Dr Hannah Gordon is a final year PhD candidate and Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar the Mercy Hospital for Women. She is a member of the Perinatal Epidemiology Group, led by A/Prof Anthea Lindquist and A/Prof Roxanne Hastie, and is completing her PhD in Perinatal Epidemiology, characterising the perinatal, neonatal and school-aged outcomes associated with diabetes in pregnancy.

To read more about this amazing paper, head to doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.37054

We're thrilled to share that our own Professor Lisa Hui has been awarded a prestigious 2027 Churchill Fellowship, one of...
01/10/2026

We're thrilled to share that our own Professor Lisa Hui has been awarded a prestigious 2027 Churchill Fellowship, one of just 75 awarded across Australia.

As a maternal fetal medicine specialist, Lisa cares for families when unexpected complications arise during pregnancy. One of the most difficult questions she hears from parents affected by congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is, "Could this have been prevented?"

CMV is the most common infectious cause of disability in newborns, yet many expectant parents have never heard of it or how to reduce their risk of infection during pregnancy. Through her Churchill Fellowship, Lisa will visit leading centres in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland to learn how antenatal CMV screening and prevention have been successfully embedded into routine pregnancy care.

Lisa hopes to bring these insights back to Australia to help make CMV prevention a routine part of pregnancy care - so that more families have access to the knowledge and support they need, before it's too late.

Congratulations, Lisa, on this incredibly well-deserved recognition. We can't wait to see the impact this important work will have on improving outcomes for mothers and babies.

Learn more about Lisa's Churchill Fellowship: https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/lisa-hui-vic-2026/

TOMORROW! Join for the latest Global Neonatal Journal Club! Online and FREE!The team will be discussing a SUPER HOT ques...
28/09/2026

TOMORROW! Join for the latest Global Neonatal Journal Club! Online and FREE!

The team will be discussing a SUPER HOT question: Do we finally have evidence to help choose a starting oxygen level for the stabilisation of moderate - late preterm infants in the delivery room?

We think we should use air (21%) for term infants in the delivery room, 30% for very preterm infants, and probably 60% for extremely preterm infants, but there has been very little evidence to guide what initial oxygen we should use for the MOST COMMON preterm infants: those born moderate-late preterm at 32-35 weeks' gestation.

So! Your trusty GNJC crew have pounced on this newly released paper and, alongside a global panel of experts, will help you understand how this research will change your practice.

Our world class panellists include:
🌏 Prof Peter Davis (Australia)
🌎 Prof Max Vento (Spain)
🌍 Prof Ola Didrik Saugstad (Norway)
🌏 Prof Ju Lee Oei

As well as team GNJC: Prof Brett Manley and Dr Shiraz Badurdeen.

PLUS: We are thrilled to hear from 2 leading authors A/Prof Louise Owen and Dr Stacey Peart in our 'From the Authors Desk' Interview.

Sign up for FREE today! https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gnjc-sept26 or the link in our bio!

The recording link and attendance certificate will be sent post-event to all registrants.

GOU 2026 is accredited by ACM () for 19 hours of CPD! 🎉 Although GOU is now sold out in-person, you can still claim your...
17/09/2026

GOU 2026 is accredited by ACM () for 19 hours of CPD! 🎉

Although GOU is now sold out in-person, you can still claim your CPD points when you join us online!

PLUS, access to the recordings so you can rewatch all your favourite sessions.

Make sure you secure your online access today (or join our in-person waitlist)! Find out more about the program, speakers and register here: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gou2026 or via the link in our bio

🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES | Global Neonatal Journal Club | Wednesday 30th September | The AIROPLANE Cluster Randomized Cross...
17/09/2026

🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES | Global Neonatal Journal Club | Wednesday 30th September | The AIROPLANE Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial | RELEASED JUST LAST WEEK! 🔥

Do we finally have evidence to help choose a starting oxygen level for the stabilisation of moderate - late preterm infants in the delivery room?

Your trusty GNJC crew have pounced on this newly released paper and, alongside an impeccable global panel, will help you understand how this research will change your practice tomorrow!

We think we should use air (21%) for term infants in the delivery room, 30% for very preterm infants, and probably 60% for extremely preterm infants, but there has been very little evidence to guide what initial oxygen we should use for the MOST COMMON preterm infants: those born moderate-late preterm at 32-35 weeks' gestation.

Led by Dr Stacey Peart and A/Prof Louise Owen (Melbourne), the AIROPLANE trial enrolled over 1800 moderate-late preterm infants across 26 Australian hospitals, including both non-tertiary and tertiary centres. Plus, we will discuss some interesting features of the trial design.

With panellists: Prof's Peter Davis (Australia), Max Vento (Spain) and Ola Didrig Saugstad (Norway), alongside Prof Brett Manley, Prof Ju Le Oei and Dr Shiraz Badurdeen, this is a session not to be missed!

GNJC is free to watch live and via playback, but you need to register. Head to: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gnjc-sept26 or the link in our bio!

We are thrilled that Dr Melvin Marzan’s latest paper was published in the Medical Journal of Australia last month: “Temp...
08/09/2026

We are thrilled that Dr Melvin Marzan’s latest paper was published in the Medical Journal of Australia last month: “Temporal Trends in Preterm Birth Associated With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Victoria, Australia”.

Melvin is an epidemiologist and biostatistician at Mercy Perinatal with a special interest in perinatal and reproductive epidemiology. He is part of the Hui Research Group, led by our very own Professor Lisa Hui, who also helped lead this study.

Using data from over 770,000 births in Victoria, the study found that although high blood pressure in pregnancy has become more common, preterm birth in these pregnancies has actually decreased – mainly due to fewer planned early deliveries. Between mid-2018 and the end of 2021, there were an estimated 89 fewer preterm births linked to hypertension than expected based on earlier trends.

This improvement likely reflects changes in care – better risk assessment, targeted aspirin use, closer antenatal monitoring, and newer tests that help identify women who can safely continue pregnancy for longer. Reassuringly, this shift to later birth was not associated with higher rates of maternal ICU admission or stillbirth.

These findings show that reducing preterm birth is achievable even as key risk factors become more common. We are incredibly proud of Melvin, Lisa and the team for this important piece of work.

The Global Obstetric Update 2026 has officially SOLD OUT of in-person tickets. We are thrilled to welcome all 500+ of ou...
08/09/2026

The Global Obstetric Update 2026 has officially SOLD OUT of in-person tickets. We are thrilled to welcome all 500+ of our delegates, speakers, sponsors and team members to the Park Hyatt, Melbourne in just over 2 months.

But don’t panic!! You can still view all the amazing GOU content by joining us online. This includes Zoom access and links to our recordings provided the week after GOU, and available for 12 months.

More information available here 👉 https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gou2026

MFM FREE ONLINE SEMINAR TOMORROW - Watch live or via recording - Before the Bump: Optimising Health for Pregnancy @ Twil...
31/08/2026

MFM FREE ONLINE SEMINAR TOMORROW - Watch live or via recording - Before the Bump: Optimising Health for Pregnancy @ Twilight?

Have you registered for tomorrow nights Twilight Seminar? What are you waiting for!

We are focused on the importance of pre pregnancy care, as well as management of women with epilepsy and cardiac disease in pregnancy. Joined by world expert clinicians and researchers, this Twilight seminar will pick up the contemporary priorities we all need to consider.

✨ Prof Jacqui Boyle: Preconception care: Getting Pregnancy Off to the Best Start
🌟 Prof Piero Perucca: Epilepsy in Pregnancy: Balancing Seizure Control, Medication and Fetal Risk
💫 Dr Jennifer Johns: Matters of the heart: Managing Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy

Something for everyone here- whether you're a midwife, GP, obstetrician or physician!

Register now at: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/twilight-sep26

🎉GROU 2026 is accredited by RANZCOG for 13 hours of CPD Points! 🎉 This conference features: 🌏 Amazing international exp...
27/08/2026

🎉GROU 2026 is accredited by RANZCOG for 13 hours of CPD Points! 🎉

This conference features:
🌏 Amazing international expert speakers
🔮 Insight into what obstetric practice could look like in 2035
☑️ Professional development

Plus! Add it on to your GOU ticket, a full week with Mercy Perinatal... who could resist?

We are now at 75% capacity! Make sure you secure your spot via the link below.

📅 Monday 16th & Tuesday 17th November 2026
📍 Park Hyatt Melbourne, Australia (in-person only!)

Find out more about the program and register here: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/grou2026 or via the link in bio

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