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Just as we like to hear from you, we also want to share our big news with you—our Mater mums. On this page you'll find a collection of updates from around our hospitals including information on new services and research trials, as well as stories from some of our Mater little miracles and, of course, our exceptional staff.

A young Queensland mum battling an incurable cancer is creating “happy memories” and a travel bucket list with her miracle baby, visiting every Australian state and...

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28
Nov

Mum with incurable cancer creates bucket list with miracle Halle

Brisbane’s very own flying neurosurgeon Dr Martin Wood has been taking Mater healthcare services to new heights across Queensland amidst the global pandemic.

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21
Nov

Sky’s the limit for spirited Mater flying neurosurgeon Martin Wood

North Queensland Cowboys prop Jordan McLean and wife Brianna have welcomed their third son Freddie to the family a few days earlier than expected.

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20
Nov

Baby Freddie in a hurry to join Cowboy dad’s dream team

Queensland surgeons have saved the life of premature baby boy Noah after successfully performing emergency surgery on his tiny body when his bowel perforated at less than one...

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18
Nov

Mater surgeons perform life-saving surgery on six-day-old Noah

A Queensland mum has told how a family holiday to NSW turned into a “mad dash” to hospital with her baby girl Opal being born nine weeks early in the back of an...

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17
Nov

Baby Opal’s early arrival makes holiday extra special

Tiny Queensland twins Harvey and Evelyn have made a dramatic entrance to the world – after they both were born in the back of an ambulance on the way to Mater Mothers...

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15
Nov

Dramatic roadside delivery for newborn twins Harvey and Evelyn

Mater doctors have saved the life of a premature baby girl after successfully removing a two- kilogram tumour from a tiny newborn’s spine.

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07
Nov

Mater surgeons remove spinal tumour to save newborn

Brisbane parents Pamela and Nathan proudly welcomed another baby boy into the world this week, marking a big milestone at Mater Mothers as the 10,000th baby to be born in...

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28
Oct

Baby Oscar marks 10K milestone at Mater Mothers

A Queensland baby diagnosed with spina bifida was still in his mother’s womb when Mater doctors performed complex and life-changing surgery on his tiny body.

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17
Oct

Doctors perform miracle surgery on baby Ethan in the womb

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