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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.

NEW EPISODE RELEASED. In this episode, our host Rangi is joined by producer Sarah (and Mum of 2) to discuss finding out ...
10/04/2026

NEW EPISODE RELEASED. In this episode, our host Rangi is joined by producer Sarah (and Mum of 2) to discuss finding out (or not finding out) your baby’s s*x.

Other points covered in this episode include:
• What is the difference between s*x and gender?
• The different ways to find out the s*x
• Home kits - are they worthwhile?
• What to do if you don’t want to know the s*x
• And old wives’ tales - is there any truth there?

Stay tuned for more topics as we continue to publish weekly episodes.

Listen to Prepare wherever you get your podcasts, or here 👉 https://prepare.buzzsprout.com

09/04/2026

Meet: Dr Nat Duffy. Superpower: Reading babies minds! And she is sharing her secrets at the Global Midwifery Update on the 12th and 13th of June, Park Hyatt Melbourne.

There are so many factors to consider in newborn care, and understanding what a baby is feeling can be an extremely difficult one! We are thrilled to hear from Nat, and find out how her research can re-shape your care of perinatal mental health.

Nat is a Neonatal Specialist at Mercy Perinatal, currently undertaking her PhD on ‘The Lived Experience of Babies in NICU’. She has given talks and contributed to podcasts all around the world on this fascinating perspective- how can we recognise, interpret and respond to what the baby is telling us in NICU?

Unlock a new superpower at GMU, and do so while gaining 12 hours of CPD Points! View our full program and book your place now at: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gmu2026 (or via the link in our bio!)

31/03/2026

We know that today you'll see lots of ads you can't trust... And maybe even a few people! But you can trust that the Global Midwifery Update is bringing you the most up to date information this June. Still doubtful? We have the receipts!

GMU 2025 was met with rave reviews, and we have crafted an equally informative, diverse and inspiring program for you this year.

This really is no joke... The Global Midwifery Update 2026 is a conference only a fool would miss, especially since we're approved for 12 hours of CPD points! View the full program and purchase your ticket at https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gmu2026 (or via the link in our bio!)

30/03/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Mercy Perinatal Leadership Conference ✨ From Spark to Flame🔥 Tickets now available.

On Saturday 23 May 2026, we warmly invite you to join us in Melbourne or online for From Spark to Flame: Igniting Your Healthcare Leadership.

This one-day seminar, hosted by Mercy Perinatal, is dedicated to exploring leadership pathways in healthcare - across all disciplines, not just perinatal medicine.

This unique event will bring together doctors, nurses, midwives and academics from every specialty who are seeking to build their best life in healthcare - whether in their current role, in a formal leadership position, or in an adjacent field.

If you attended our previous Leadership Seminars - Head and Heart in Healthcare (2023) or Chasing Horizons (2024) - you will remember the energy, passion and inspiration our speakers brought, refilling the cup for all of us. We have crafted an equally inspiring program for 2026 and encourage you to join us in person or online, no matter your career stage.

We are delighted to present a phenomenal lineup of clinicians and researchers from across the country. This year, we are especially thrilled to confirm our keynote speaker, the incredible Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM.

Our previous seminars sold out in-person tickets, so we strongly encourage you to take the first step and secure your ticket today. Follow the link to view our full program and book your tickets: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/spark-flame

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness of this chronic disease, whic...
27/03/2026

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness of this chronic disease, which affects around 1 in 7 women (approximately 10%). Because endometriosis can take years to diagnose, this month focuses on increasing recognition of the condition, reducing delays in diagnosis, and promoting faster access to appropriate care. It also aims to ensure that people living with endometriosis feel seen, heard, and recognised 💛

In honour of Endometriosis Awareness Month, Dr Rangi De Silva is joined by Dr Samantha Mooney, a highly skilled gynaecologist & fertility doctor in Melbourne, with specialist training in minimally invasive surgical techniques. Sam is also an early career researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne with interests in endometriosis, persistent pelvic pain, and infertility.

This two-part episode will focus on Endometriosis and Pregnancy. This first part Rangi and Sam discuss:
• What is endometriosis?
• Is it preventable?
• Potential causes and risk factors
• When to seek help
• How endometriosis is currently diagnosed and the challenges
• Types/forms of endometriosis
• How endometriosis can affect other areas, such as fertility
• Current treatments and pain relief options when you are trying to conceive

In next week’s episode, Rangi and Sam will continue the discussion, focusing on endometriosis in pregnancy, labour, and beyond.

Have a listen now, available wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://prepare.buzzsprout.com

We have wonderful news to share this Friday! Mercy Perinatal researcher, Dr Melvin Marzan, has been awarded a three-year...
27/03/2026

We have wonderful news to share this Friday! Mercy Perinatal researcher, Dr Melvin Marzan, has been awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship by the Lundbeck Foundation (DKK 2,861,433 / ~AUD $641,209 over three years) for ECHO-NEURO: Early Cardio-Metabolic Health and Neuro Outcomes Study.

This project will investigate how gestational diabetes leads to long-term neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative outcomes across 2.7 million births in Denmark, Norway, and Australia. It will also analyse how genetic liability, alongside clinical, health, and socioeconomic factors, interact to determine cardiometabolic and neurological outcomes after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).

Melvin will primarily be hosted by the National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus University in Denmark, with secondments in the Department of OGN, University of Melbourne (UniMelb), and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

He will also receive advanced training in register-based epidemiology, statistical genetics, and genetic epidemiology under the supervision of A/Prof Xiaoqin Liu (Aarhus University), Prof Lisa Hui (University of Melbourne), Dr Maria Magnus (Norwegian Institute of Public Health), A/Prof Nhung Trinh (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), and A/Prof Arianne Sweeting (University of Sydney).

Although we will miss seeing Melvin around the office as he spends most of his time in Denmark over the next three years, he will visit us and will be upskilling and achieving great things to help answer big questions in obstetric care.

We wish you the very best of luck as you embark on this fellowship in August, Melvin! 👏

23/03/2026

LIVE TOMORROW NIGHT FROM 19:00 AEDT
Fetal Growth Restriction: From Pregnancy to Postnatal Life @ Twilight

Mercy Perinatal is delighted to welcome two international experts in Fetal Growth Restriction: Professor Wessel Ganzevoort and Professor Sanne Gordijn- both global leaders in placental disease and fetal growth restriction- as well as Professor Adrienne Gordon – a dear friend of Mercy Perinatal and Professor of Neonatology at the University of Sydney.

From diagnosis to placental pathology to delivery triggers and the aftermath for the baby. This will be a not to be missed Twilight with ‘messages in a bottle’ for everyone providing maternity and newborn care- midwives, GPs, O and Gs, MFMs, sonologists, neonatal nurses and docs- you are all welcome!!

Twilight is free, and always will be - you just need to register. Head to: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/fgr-march or the link in our bio!

21/03/2026

Meet our first Global Midwifery Update Speaker! The amazing Johns is joining us on June 12th and 13th of June at the Park Hyatt Melbourne to share: Pelvic Biomechanics & Optimal Positioning in Labour.

If you’ve ever wanted to feel more confident about why certain positions work, and how to tailor them to the individual woman in front of you, this is one not to miss.

An experienced osteopath, educator and co-founder of Eastern Osteopathy, The Pelvic Place Melbourne, Kathryn has dedicated her career to pelvic health, pregnancy care and birth preparation. With advanced training in internal pelvic floor assessment and a passion for evidence-informed, hands-on care, she helps clinicians truly understand how structure influences function. We are so grateful to have Kathryn joining us and sharing her knowledge.

GMU is approved for 12 hours of CPD Points by the Australian College of Midwives due to our packed, clinically relevant, content. Check out our full program and book your ticket today at: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gmu2026 (or via the link in our bio!)

STAGES 3 & 4 OF LABOUR EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE!In these episodes, Dr Rangi is once again joined by the lovely midwife, Er...
20/03/2026

STAGES 3 & 4 OF LABOUR EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE!

In these episodes, Dr Rangi is once again joined by the lovely midwife, Erica Spessot as they conclude their six-part series exploring the stages of labour.

These last 2 episodes focus on the third and fourth (final stage) stages of labour. Discussion includes the delivery of the placenta, postpartum bleeding, cutting of the umbilical cord, bonding with your baby – “the golden hour”, the start of breastfeeding, monitoring you and your baby, resting, going home, and the next steps.

Next week, in honour of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we’ll be sharing our two-part episode on Endometriosis and Pregnancy with Dr Sam Mooney. It’s a very insightful discussion, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. (And don’t worry, even though this six-part series has finished - Erica will be back again soon!)

19/03/2026

REGISTER NOW FOR OUR NEXT TWILIGHT SEMINAR: Fetal Growth Restriction: From Pregnancy to Postnatal Life

We’re going West!! We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a special Twilight next Wednesday March 25th, – to be streamed live from Perth at the SPECIAL time of 7pm AEDT.

Mercy Perinatal is delighted to have two international experts in FGR joining us: Professor Wessel Ganzevoort and Professor Sanne Gordijn- both global leaders in placental disease and fetal growth restriction- as well as Professor Adrienne Gordon – a dear friend of Mercy Perinatal and Professor of Neonatology at the University of Sydney.

They will all be in the room as we host a panel on everything FGR: from diagnosis to placental pathology to delivery triggers and the aftermath for the baby.

This will be a not to be missed Twilight with ‘messages in a bottle’ for everyone providing maternity and newborn care- midwives, GPs, O and Gs, MFMs, sonologists, neonatal nurses and docs- you are all welcome!!

Twilight is free and always will be, but you need to register! Head to https://mercyperinatal.com/event/fgr-march (Or check out the link in our bio!)

17/03/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Mercy Perinatal Leadership Conference ✨ From Spark to Flame🔥 - Tickets now available.

On Saturday 23 May 2026, we warmly invite you to join us for From Spark to Flame: Igniting Your Healthcare Leadership.

This one-day seminar, hosted by Mercy Perinatal, is dedicated to exploring leadership pathways in healthcare - across all disciplines, not just perinatal medicine.

This unique event will bring together doctors, nurses, midwives and academics from every specialty who are seeking to build their best life in healthcare - whether in their current role, in a formal leadership position, or in an adjacent field.

If you attended our previous Leadership Seminars - Head and Heart in Healthcare (2023) or Chasing Horizons (2024) - you will remember the energy, passion and inspiration our speakers brought, refilling the cup for all of us. We have crafted an equally inspiring program for 2026 and encourage you to join us in person or online, no matter your career stage.
We are delighted to present a phenomenal lineup of clinicians and researchers from across the country.

This year, we are especially thrilled to confirm our keynote speaker, the incredible Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM.

Our previous seminars sold out in-person tickets, so we strongly encourage you to take the first step and secure your ticket today. Follow the link to view our full program and book your tickets: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/spark-flame

16/03/2026

We are broadcasting LIVE TOMORROW 17:00 AEDT | 14:00 SGT with Global Neonatal Journal Club - March. Join us to hear what the AAP and our expert panel have to say about Therapeutic hypothermia for neonates.

Our internation panel will discuss:
👶🏾 How quickly cooling should be initiated after birth?
🤱🏽 How long it should cooling be continued for?
👶🏻 What should we do during neonatal transport?
🫄🏾 Promising new therapies on the horizon

Released only a month ago, a revised AAP clinical report from the Committee on Fetus and Newborn and the Section on Neurology offers evidence-based guidance on therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal HIE and addresses some of the gaps in knowledge.

Therapeutic hypothermia is the only therapy shown to improve long-term outcomes for HIE, and has been recommended by the AAP since 2010 as a standard of care for neonates born at or after 36 weeks’ gestation with moderate-to-severe HIE in high-income countries. However, the accurate identification of neonates eligible for therapeutic hypothermia remains challenging.

Then our world expert panelists: Prof Nikki Robertson (University College, London, UK) and Prof Jeanie Cheong (The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia), as well as our hosts Prof Brett Manley (Mercy Perinatal, Melbourne, Australia) and Prof Ju Lee Oei (Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Australia) are dissecting and discussing, then as always we will also leave time for all of your questions!

Make sure you register and don't miss out on this great session at: https://mercyperinatal.com/event/gnjc-march26

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