A grieving Queensland mother-of-five who lost her 14-month-old daughter to brain cancer has found joy and hope after giving birth to a healthy baby girl.
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Miracle Anika brings mum joy after losing baby to cancer
Growing up in regional Queensland, Jonathon Heeley was better known as the ‘Coke can kid’.
When he has born 12 weeks...
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Australia’s ‘Coke can kid’ celebrates 30 years of life
Delaying cutting the umbilical cord on premature newborns is improving survival rates of babies born before full term, according to neonatal specialists at Australia’s...
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Delay improves survival rates for premature babies
Born with a serious medical condition requiring surgery to her oesophagus and trachea, baby Emerson spent her first 75 days of life in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) at...
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The silver lining in battle for baby Emerson
Wife, Tina Tautiepa, 26, was pregnant with twin boys when her husband, Lance Junior Tautiepa, 26, studied overseas in Samoa.
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Brisbane mum gives birth to premature twins whilst dad is stranded abroad
Baby Lorelai is going home after nearly a month in Mater Mothers' Neonatal Critical Care Unit.
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Gerardo and Alex finally take their baby home
From humble beginnings when it opened back in 1960, through to being known as one of Australia’s largest maternity services in Australia today, much has changed over the...
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Celebrating 60 years since our first Mater baby
After a slow start to life being born at just 24 weeks into neonatal critical care nearly five years ago, young Piper is speeding through life with nothing stopping her running...
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Little Piper finally prepping for first day of school
This Christmas, a few of our tiniest patients are thankfully well enough to go home to their families who have been eagerly awaiting their arrival home after some very long...
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Critically ill babies heading home just in time for Christmas!
Samantha (Sam) Hacon is a bona fide country girl who is used to the rough and tough country life, living in Alice Springs and working as a nurse, but nothing could be more...
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Alice Springs family leave hospital after twin boys born 10 weeks premature at the height of COVID-19
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...
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Ava soars back to health
"It’s not the size of the person in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the person". Mater mum Megan share's her experiences of the Neonatal...
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Matilda and Me
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.
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Julian Nascimento is two and walking
We want to educate people as much as possible, and if Hank's heartache can start a conversation for awareness, then we are happy with...
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Little Miracle Spreading Awareness for National Stroke Week
Each mater families holds a special place, and we love to watch as their babies grow into stong, healthy and happy children. See how far some of our Mater Little Miracles. ...
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Mater Little Miracles—where are they now?
If you are in the market for a new home, make sure you look at this year’s House for Life which goes under the hammer in a...
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House for Life charity home ready to be sold
“Aveline spent the first five weeks of her life in Mater’s NCCU, followed by another three weeks at the Redland Special Care Nursery, before we were finally able to...
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Baby Aveline is an NCCU little Miracle
When Piper Taylor was born more than 14 weeks early and weighing just 616g, doctors told her parents their little girl's chances of survival were just 40 per cent.
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Premmie to preppy: Piper Taylor defies the odds to start school
Do you remember baby Solomon (Solly)? Born at 25 weeks on 22 March 2016, little Solly spent 100 days in Mater Mothers’ Hospitals Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU). Two...
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Solly hits his stride without a backward glance
Last Christmas, the Flying Doctor was called to help little baby Noah. Noah had surprised his parents Daniel and Anne-Marie as an early Christmas present coming into the world...
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No such thing as a 'Silent Night' for the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Miracle Max—a friend to all babies born and cared for at Mater—visits Mater Mothers’ Hospital Brisbane every Thursday afternoon to brighten the days of...
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Miracle Max Club
We are proud to announce the arrival of our beautiful baby boy Sonny Kiharoa Ainsley born on the 16 November 2017 7.53 am weighing in at 3.2 kgs. Now he didn’t enter this...
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Jenny's Story
For Sophie Saul, every milestone for her cheeky one-year-old Maddison is a miracle.
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First birthday for a Mater Little Miracle
I still have not worked out if the 49 days little Immi spent in NCCU and Special Care was ‘the longest short period of my life’ or ‘the shortest long period...
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Ben's Story
Bronwyn Bunn was so excited to be pregnant - but not that her baby was due on Christmas Day! She hoped the baby would come a few weeks early to separate its birthday from...
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Bronwyn's Story
We love chatting to mums in the community, and have been excited to hear how our award-winning maternity and baby care products are helping them care for their growing...
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Have you joined our petition for more Woolworths stores to range Mater products?
Mater Nappies has dramatically boosted The Nappy Collective’s national drive this month with an unprecedented donation of 300 000 nappies for families in crisis. The...
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Mater Nappies boosts The Nappy Collective’s May drive with 300 000 nappies
To help celebrate the launch of our Mater Mothers’ products in selected Woolworths Supermarkets, you are invited to join us for morning tea with giveaways and the...
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Invitation to a mothers’ group morning tea
Watch Erika's video from the recent launch of the Mater maternity and baby care product range in selected Woolworths Supermarkets.
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VIDEO: Mater mum and product co-creator Erika
Watch our video from the recent launch of the Mater maternity and baby care product range in selected Woolworths Supermarkets.
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VIDEO: Mater products’ official launch in selected Woolworths Supermarkets
The Mater maternity and baby care product range was officially launched in eleven Woolworths Supermarkets in Brisbane, Redland and Springfield. These are the same, familiar...
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Mater products’ official launch in Woolworths Supermarkets
The Woolworths partnership marks a special milestone for Mater Mum and co-creator, Britt and her daughter Lola … Look at Lola now and meet baby sister Matilda.
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Woolworths partnership marks a special milestone for Mums
An exciting new partnership with Woolworths Supermarkets enables us to share our range of safe, ethical and affordable maternity and baby care products with more families in...
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Mater products available in selected Woolworths Supermarkets
Mater Mothers’ Hospitals are excited to be teaming up with Woolworths supermarkets to share its award-winning range of products with even more Queensland families. <...
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Mater products arrive in more Woolworths supermarkets
Mater Mothers' Hospitals are excited to announce that our maternity and baby care product range is now available in three Woolworths Supermarkets around Brisbane.
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Mater products now available in selected Woolworths Supermarkets
This November you can help thousands of premature and seriously ill babies get the best possible start to life by doing a Mater Little Miracles Cake Smash.
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Mater Little Miracles Cake Smash
Mater Mothers' Hospitals are excited to announce that our maternity and baby care product range will soon be available in selected Woolworths Supermarkets around Brisbane.<...
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Mater products coming to Woolworths
Mater Mothers’ Hospitals is excited to announce that the skin care products from our maternity and baby care product range are now officially Australian Made-certified...
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Green & Gold for Mater products
Anabelle and Zavier Brown are only just meant to be entering the world, but at ten weeks old are settling in at home after spending their first 55 days in Mater Mothers'...
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Mighty Mater twins make their way home
Join Mater Mothers' Hospitals as we visit Costco on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 August, to help fundraise for Mater Little Miracles.
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Mater Mothers' Hospitals to visit Costco
Michelle Worthington was 25 weeks pregnant with her third child when she found she was starting to go into labour at her appointment at Mater Mother’s Private Redland.
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Mater Little Miracles help mums like Michelle
After two miscarriages and a heartfelt journey in hospital—Divan and Jacalyn de Beer are almost ready to take home their twin boys Jonty and Cooper after more than 50...
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Twin boys almost ready for home in time for Easter
Thanks to the life-saving care Matilda Jackson received at Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, she is now a healthy and happy five year old girl, but when Matilda was born at only...
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Mater Mothers helps seriously ill babies like Matilda
We’re offering you the chance to WIN a six-month supply of Mater Nappies. There are four prizes to be won!
Entry is simple—just purchase one...
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BUY + WIN
In a world first, a newborn nappy specially designed to fit newborn babies, has been developed by a maternity...
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Channel Seven News Brisbane: Mater Mothers’ Develops Nappies
We are excited to announce that our Mater Mothers' Hospitals maternity + baby care products are now available in selected IGA and Supa IGA stores throughout QLD and ...
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Mater Mothers' products now available in IGA
When Hayleigh and Nick Morley nicknamed their unborn twins, they never expected a day would come where they would say goodbye to one.
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Holding on to Hamish
Mater Mothers’ competition to ‘Win a family trip for 4 to Hamilton Island’ closes on 30 May. So be sure to buy two products to enter and be in with a chance...
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Winning with Mater Mothers’ products
Mater Mothers’ Hospitals’ maternity and baby care product range supported the Mater Little Miracles 5ks in Redlands on 4 May. Register and visit our stand at ...
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Mater maternity & baby care products—supporting Mater Little Miracles
Mater Little Miracles 5ks is on again! The family fun walk or run brings the community together to support Mater’s smallest patients—Mater Little Miracles.
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Join Us at Mater Little Miracles 5ks
We are proud to announce that Mater Nappies are now available in five sizes.
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Mater Nappies' range grows to five sizes
Mater Mothers' Hospitals, Australia’s largest maternity service, is offering you the chance to win with our maternity and baby care products developed by Mater...
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Win a family trip for four to Hamilton Island!
On Sunday 9 March, the Mater Mothers’ Hospitals’ maternity and baby care product range made an appearance at the 23rd annual RACQ Insurance International Women...
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Running fun with Mater maternity & baby care products
Sharon and Lyndon were overjoyed about their third pregnancy and were hoping for a sister for their two sons, Jackson and Oliver.
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One family’s little miracle
Neonatal nurse Sue Morgan has spent thousands of days and nights caring for premature and seriously ill babies and their parents in Mater’s Neonatal Critical Care Unit...
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Sue's little miracles
Mater Mothers today launched Mater Body Balm for pregnancy—the first of its maternity and baby care products—at a pre-Mother’s Day brunch at the Gallery of...
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Mater launches maternity product range