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.
When a woman is pregnant her cardiac output increases by between 30 to 45 per cent as she doubles her blood volume, this means women who have pre-existing, or underlying heart...
How to manage cardiac conditions in pregnancy
Meet Divya, a registrar doctor in obstetrics and gynaecology at Mater Mothers’ Hospital, currently completing her fourth year in training and shared with us how her love...
No two days the same for Mater's obstetrics and gynaecology doctors
Director of Neonatology, Dr Pita Birch, said that the sessions are a great opportunity for parents to meet others in the same situation and share experiences from being on the...
Empowering our Neonatal Critical Care Unit families with parent education sessions
“It was a great experience, and being home it feels like we’ve had just come back from a holiday not a hospital!”
A mini holiday for the Ryan Family
Mater Mothers’ Private Brisbane has reached a milestone welcoming 500 families to Mater Moments at Emporium Hotel which offers private mums birthing at Mater an exclusive...
Mater Moments at Emporium welcomes 500th Family
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week runs every June to highlight the importance of babies' emotional wellbeing and development, and promote valuable resources on how to...
Highlighting the importance of infant mental health
The benefits of doing pelvic floor exercises and how they help during labour and postnatal recovery
World Continence Week
A Queensland-first trial that will assess the impacts of COVID-19 on expectant parents and their unborn babies is being carried out at Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, supported...
Mater investigates impacts of COVID-19 on Queensland babies, supported by Golden Casket
Jessica and Brendon recently welcomed their third daughter Ava. At three days old, Ava’s doctor noticed something not quite right but thankfully the Royal Flying Doctors...
Ava soars back to health
For urgent assessment at any stage of your pregnancy, please present to your nearest emergency centre or Mater Mothers’ 24/7 Pregnancy Assessment Centre in South Brisbane.
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