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We are an Australian team recognised internationally for our research, dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies globally.

Treating preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication. Globally, it is a leading cause of death and disability in mothers and...
Preventing stillbirth

Around one in 130 pregnancies in Australia tragically ends in stillbirth. We are dedicated to developing a new blood tes...
Perinatal epidemiology

Studying data from large populations allows us to discover new risk factors associated with major pregnancy complication...
New treatments for ectopic pregnancy

Mercy Perinatal are looking for ways to replace surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy with non-invasive medical treatm...
Advances in genomic prenatal testing

The dramatic advances in genetic testing during pregnancy has widespread medical and ethical implications.
Sleep and pregnancy

If a pregnant woman has trouble breathing while asleep, it can deprive her unborn baby of oxygen.
Our research partners at the University of Melbourne

Mercy Perinatal research is embedded in the University of Melbourne at the Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg.

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