Melbourne University at Mercy Student Group @MUMS_unimelb
A group of research students passionate about improving pregnancy outcomes 🤰@UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal Naarm (Melbourne, Victoria) Joined April 2022-
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How good do the students @MercyPerinatal look in our new MUMS merch?! 🤩🥼
“Every year we’re horrified by the rising road toll in Australia, but did you know that we actually lose twice the number of lives to stillbirth” Last week, our very own PhD student, @_ciaramurphy_ , did us proud by competing in the 'No Bell Prize' competition hosted by…
Huge congratulations to @bridgetarman on presenting such an incredible body of work today with important potential for impact - #PhD Completion Seminar. Amazing, clear and exciting seminar. So very proud of you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @TDVFGroup @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb
Some behind the scenes footage of the amazing Mercy Perinatal research team hard at work! 🥼 Manju is a PhD student working with Prof Tu’uhe Kaitu’u-Lino on #Preeclampsia research through The University of Melbourne. @DrTKaituuLino @kandel_manju
We are so excited for our junior researchers, Dr Elif Kadife (post-doc) and Bianca Fato (PhD student), to return from their Frontiers in Reproduction Course in the USA with new research skills and knowledge. Elif and Bianca have undertaken an intensive six-week laboratory and…
Excited to share our latest publication in @SciReports Assessment of the tocolytic nifedipine in preclinical primary models of preterm birth. Very proud of the brilliant first author @bridgetarman Check it out 👉🏼rdcu.be/c9jCj @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb
Our PhD student @bridgetarman shared a brilliant poster at #SRI2023 @SRIWomensHealth last week 🤩 lots of interest and questions from everyone! She shared an exciting study looking at pantoprazole for the prevention of preterm birth 👏 well done Bridget on a beautiful poster!!
Proud supervisor moment - in the audience listening to @biancafato at the annual @SRIWomensHealth conference presenting her new work exploring effects of insulin on vascular reaction and protection in gestational diabetes 👏🏼 @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @ANZPRA1 @ReproductionSRB
So proud of @georgiapwong and @BarthoLucy receiving a President’s presenter award and Best New Investigator poster presenter at @SRIWomensHealth in Brisbane!! @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb @UniMelbMDHS @ReproductionSRB
Super proud of our PhD student @georgiapwong for sharing her work of LGR4 and LGR5 in the placenta at #SRI2023! And a big congratulations for being awarded one of the president’s presenter’s award 🥳🙌 well done! #MUMsOnTour @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS
Very excited to have published my first peer-reviewed article! Our cross-sectional study has shown that few people with previous preeclampsia are aware of their future risk of disease, and that informing people may lead to better outcomes. @PerinatalEpi openheart.bmj.com/content/10/1/e…
Last week we welcomed some of our new PhD, Masters and Honours students and held our AGM to elect the new committee! Can’t wait to see what the next year has in store for the students from the @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS 🫶🏼🥰
Hugely excited to share the first paper of my PhD! We found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs suffer perinatal depression. Highlighting the real need for a focus on perinatal mental health to improve outcomes for women and babies. Thanks to my team for all their work and support!
Hugely excited to share the first paper of my PhD! We found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs suffer perinatal depression. Highlighting the real need for a focus on perinatal mental health to improve outcomes for women and babies. Thanks to my team for all their work and support!
Congratulations @aroddymitchell, publishing this important work from your PhD. @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS @MUMS_unimelb
Congratulations @aroddymitchell, publishing this important work from your PhD. @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS @MUMS_unimelb
So proud of PhD student @aroddymitchell with her first-author publication in @JAMAPsych today! In a meta-analysis of 589 studies, she found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs experience perinatal depression – highlighting the importance of mental health resources in these regions.
So proud of PhD student @aroddymitchell with her first-author publication in @JAMAPsych today! In a meta-analysis of 589 studies, she found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs experience perinatal depression – highlighting the importance of mental health resources in these regions.
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132K Followers 2K Following We are a public-spirited institution making distinctive contributions to society in research, learning and teaching and engagement. CRICOS code: 00116K“Every year we’re horrified by the rising road toll in Australia, but did you know that we actually lose twice the number of lives to stillbirth” Last week, our very own PhD student, @_ciaramurphy_ , did us proud by competing in the 'No Bell Prize' competition hosted by…
Huge congratulations to @bridgetarman on presenting such an incredible body of work today with important potential for impact - #PhD Completion Seminar. Amazing, clear and exciting seminar. So very proud of you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @TDVFGroup @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb
Some behind the scenes footage of the amazing Mercy Perinatal research team hard at work! 🥼 Manju is a PhD student working with Prof Tu’uhe Kaitu’u-Lino on #Preeclampsia research through The University of Melbourne. @DrTKaituuLino @kandel_manju
We are so excited for our junior researchers, Dr Elif Kadife (post-doc) and Bianca Fato (PhD student), to return from their Frontiers in Reproduction Course in the USA with new research skills and knowledge. Elif and Bianca have undertaken an intensive six-week laboratory and…
Excited to share our latest publication in @SciReports Assessment of the tocolytic nifedipine in preclinical primary models of preterm birth. Very proud of the brilliant first author @bridgetarman Check it out 👉🏼rdcu.be/c9jCj @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb
Thrilled to have had the opportunity to share work from my PhD looking at the regulation of endothelin-1 in gestational diabetes at #SRI2023 @SRIWomensHealth 😁🤩
Proud supervisor moment - in the audience listening to @biancafato at the annual @SRIWomensHealth conference presenting her new work exploring effects of insulin on vascular reaction and protection in gestational diabetes 👏🏼 @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @ANZPRA1 @ReproductionSRB
Proud supervisor moment - in the audience listening to @biancafato at the annual @SRIWomensHealth conference presenting her new work exploring effects of insulin on vascular reaction and protection in gestational diabetes 👏🏼 @UniMelbMDHS @MercyPerinatal @ANZPRA1 @ReproductionSRB
So proud of @georgiapwong and @BarthoLucy receiving a President’s presenter award and Best New Investigator poster presenter at @SRIWomensHealth in Brisbane!! @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb @UniMelbMDHS @ReproductionSRB
So lucky to share my work and receive an award at #SRI2023! Big thanks to the many talented people I get to work with & be surrounded by 🥰
Super proud of our PhD student @georgiapwong for sharing her work of LGR4 and LGR5 in the placenta at #SRI2023! And a big congratulations for being awarded one of the president’s presenter’s award 🥳🙌 well done! #MUMsOnTour @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS
Well done @georgiapwong for winning one of the president's presenters awards at #SRI2023 👏👏🏆🎗️ #PhDtalent @ReproductionSRB
Super proud of our PhD student @georgiapwong for sharing her work of LGR4 and LGR5 in the placenta at #SRI2023! And a big congratulations for being awarded one of the president’s presenter’s award 🥳🙌 well done! #MUMsOnTour @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS
Well done @georgiapwong! Very proud of how much work you’ve done in your PhD and your great talk around LGR4&5 in preeclampsia. Congrats on your President’s Presenter award as one of the top 25 abstracts from ECRs at @SRIWomensHealth ! @MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb @UniMelbMDHS
Super proud of our PhD student @georgiapwong for sharing her work of LGR4 and LGR5 in the placenta at #SRI2023! And a big congratulations for being awarded one of the president’s presenter’s award 🥳🙌 well done! #MUMsOnTour @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS
Very excited to have published my first peer-reviewed article! Our cross-sectional study has shown that few people with previous preeclampsia are aware of their future risk of disease, and that informing people may lead to better outcomes. @PerinatalEpi openheart.bmj.com/content/10/1/e…
Hugely excited to share the first paper of my PhD! We found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs suffer perinatal depression. Highlighting the real need for a focus on perinatal mental health to improve outcomes for women and babies. Thanks to my team for all their work and support!
Depression amongst women, during pregnancy and up to a year postpartum, in low- and middle-income countries is common. Urgent action is required improve health outcomes for women and babies. ja.ma/3ISBoVq @PerinatalEpi @MercyPerinatal @UniMelb
Congratulations @aroddymitchell, publishing this important work from your PhD. @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS @MUMS_unimelb
Depression amongst women, during pregnancy and up to a year postpartum, in low- and middle-income countries is common. Urgent action is required improve health outcomes for women and babies. ja.ma/3ISBoVq @PerinatalEpi @MercyPerinatal @UniMelb
So proud of PhD student @aroddymitchell with her first-author publication in @JAMAPsych today! In a meta-analysis of 589 studies, she found that 1 in 4 women in LMICs experience perinatal depression – highlighting the importance of mental health resources in these regions.
Depression amongst women, during pregnancy and up to a year postpartum, in low- and middle-income countries is common. Urgent action is required improve health outcomes for women and babies. ja.ma/3ISBoVq @PerinatalEpi @MercyPerinatal @UniMelb
@MUMS_unimelb @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS @mypsanz Go Mercy team! What a powerhouse of clever and caring women you have 🫶
Amazing presentation @mypsanz from @aroddymitchell. Such important research and lots of fabulous work to come. @MUMS_unimelb @MercyPerinatal @UniMelbMDHS
@aroddymitchell sharing results from her meta-analysis on the prevalence of perinatal anxiety in low and middle-income countries #PSANZ2023 @MUMS_unimelb
@aroddymitchell sharing results from her meta-analysis on the prevalence of perinatal anxiety in low and middle-income countries #PSANZ2023 @MUMS_unimelb
So proud of @georgiapwong presenting her PhD data at @mypsanz showing LGR4 and LGR5 are dysregulated in #preeclampsia. Fabulous presentation 🙌🏻👏🏼@MercyPerinatal @MUMS_unimelb @UniMelbMDHS
Wonderful three days at #ASPOG23 discussing all aspects of women’s health and making new friends. Thought provoking and fun conference- thanks to ASPOG.