Baby Otis Reeves has a cheeky smile, but it’s the scar on his chest that marks him out as a Mater little miracle.
‘Miracle’ Otis born with rare heart condition given chance at life
Gold Coast mum Marni has thanked the medical team at Mater Mothers’ Hospital for saving the lives of her unborn twins Billie and Poppy – by giving one a life-saving...
In utero transfusions save baby twins Billie and Poppy
A Central Queensland paramedic who spent three months in hospital before giving birth to her healthy baby girl Eloise has thanked the medical team at Mater Mothers&rsquo...
Central Queensland mum’s baby joy after three-month hospital stay
Hundreds of unborn babies with life-threatening heart conditions like Matilda Guy are being given a chance of survival thanks to a specialist cardiology team at the Mater...
Fetal heart ultrasounds save hundreds of babies like Matilda
A Mater clinic dedicated to pregnant women with small babies is helping to prevent stillbirth and other newborn complications.
New Mater clinic dedicates care to smallest patients
Brisbane mum Courtney, 29, and her husband Adam, 35, are parents to two-year-old Charles and expecting a second bundle of joy in April 2023.
Double joy for first Bundle of Joy cardholder
Fifteen years ago, Jane and her husband John were expecting twin boys.
Twins born 13 weeks premature celebrate 15th Birthday reunited with nurses who saved their lives
When Kelly and Robson’s baby boy was diagnosed with spina bifida, they weren’t sure whether their son would ever take his first little steps.
Julian Nascimento is two and walking
Newly pregnant parents Victoria and Dick were shocked to discover they were having identical twins, and shock turned to despair at 16 weeks when they learnt the twins suffered...
Navigating Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
"Most of all, he makes people smile... all the time. Spina bifida doesn’t define him, it’s only a small part of who he is."
Mater Mothers' spina bifida warriors
The second Kiwi to undergo in-utero surgery for spina bifida in Australia has given birth to a healthy baby girl at 37 weeks at Brisbane’s Mater Mothers Hospital, a long...
Baby born at 37 weeks following in-utero surgery for spina bifida
Mater Mothers’ Hospitals fourth in-utero spinal surgery baby, Julian Nascimento, turned one on 22 May and we’re excited to see his progress!
Miracle baby Julian turns one!
Dr Glenn Gardener, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Mater Mothers’ Hospital, has been recognised as a finalist for 2018 Queensland...
Dr Gardener nominated for Queensland Australian of the Year
Baby Benjamin Harper lies in his cot with a slim feeding tube trailing from his nose, his little body working gently, eyes wide and his mouth relaxing into a smile in response...
Baby Benjamin's spina bifida journey
We never in a million years thought we'd be this lucky after such a heartbreaking two years, to be where we are today ― a few days out from the planned delivery of our...
Stacey’s Story
Kelly and Robson were overjoyed when they found out they were having a baby, and after three miscarriages, they held onto hope for a different outcome. Making it to their 20...
Baby Julian born at 37 weeks after life-changing in-utero surgery
An Auckland mum has safely returned home from Australia after becoming the first New Zealand woman to undergo in-utero spinal surgery for her unborn baby diagnosed with spina...
Auckland mum pioneers pathway to access in-utero surgery in Australia
For Claudine and David Fitzgibbon, Baby Harvey is their baby of hope, made possible by Dr Glenn Gardener, Dr Martin Wood and the team at Mater Mothers’ Hospital...
Mater's baby of hope
A team from Mater, in collaboration with a team from Vanderbilt Unviersity Hospital in the USA, are the first in Australia to have performed in-utero spinal surgery on a baby...
Mater undertakes Australian first in-utero spinal surgery
Being a midwife is not just a job for Gai-Maree Payne, it’s been her “love” for the past 10 years at Mater.
Mater midwives recognised this International Midwives Day
When Gladstone couple Margeux Wesley and husband Clint fell pregnant with their first baby, they were oblivious to the journey that lay ahead of them.
Miracle baby celebrates first birthday
Five years ago, 27-year-old Linsey Johnston was pregnant with her first child. Her pregnancy had been progressing well until her 20 week scan showed cause for concern.
Miracle baby starts school
When Kate and Michael Petersen found out they were expecting identical twins they were over the moon, but their joy turned to fear when their babies were diagnosed with a life...
The Petersen twins celebrate five years
Sharon and Lyndon were overjoyed about their third pregnancy and were hoping for a sister for their two sons, Jackson and Oliver.
One family’s little miracle
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