Women's Obstetric & Gynaecology Specialists

The RWH and Frances Perry House set up a blood donor pop up a few weeks ago, with an astounding 121 donors in 4 days, 61 of those being new donors!

Dr Jenny, Dr Kym and of course our life blood ambassador, Dr Renee were all part of this drive. The products donated during the pop up will save up to 363 lives!!

We hope that this can become a more common occurrence at the hospital & encourage you to donate if you are eligible! ☺️☺️

Kym recently shared her passion for gynaecological surgery when she helped facilitate the Deakin medical students’ surgical interest group evening where students were able to practice their laparoscopic surgical prowess in a safe space- with laparoscopic trainers supplied by Applied Medical.

The laparoscopic room was by far the most fun. I’m sure she has convinced the medical students that O&G is the best career path! 🧑‍⚕️

**no students or patients were harmed in the training session**

Our doctors are very passionate and involved in training the next generation of doctors 👩‍⚕️

Veronique will be shadowing our obstetricians from Monday
8th of July to Friday the 2nd of August. She may be present in one of your appointments during this time & we are so happy to have her 🤗

We got a bit too excited…

have launched a new hotel program! Available for maternity patients from the 1st of July ✨🫶

Happy World Blood Donor Day! ❤️♥️

Pregnant women can’t donate blood, but 1% of women will require a blood transfusion during labour and birth.

We wanted to say a big thank you to all of those who can donate blood and blood products.
Our own, Dr Renee Wong is one of the Frances Perry House lifeblood ambassadors and will be part of running the blood drive in July.

Get your friends and family to book in with to give back!!

✨Our offices are getting a facelift! ✨

Suite 8 will be closed from tomorrow until Friday. All appointments will be going ahead in Suite B, still on level 2.
Our staff will be reduced during this period so we may take a little longer to get back to emails & non urgent phone calls

As always an obstetrician will always be available for emergencies after hours via the call service on 9387 1000 or you can call the Frances Perry Birth Suites on 9344 5100

Wondering how the Maternal Child Health Nurse (MCHN) becomes involved with your care postnatally?

Recently two of our patients met each other through their new parents’ group. Georgia and Annie realised they were both WOGS patients while Baby Smith, and twins Florence and Levi were playing together on the floor.

How cute are the three little Woglets together! 😍🥰

Wondering how the Maternal Child Health Nurse (MCHN) becomes involved with your care postnatally?

Recently two of our patients met each other through their new parents’ group. Georgia and Annie realised they were both WOGS patients while Baby Smith, and twins Florence and Levi were playing together on the floor.

How cute are the three little Woglets together!

Welcome Dr Carly! 💜🖤

Some of you may have seen Carly at your antenatal appointments this week. Carly will be a temporary addition to the Women’s O&G specialists while Dr Kym Jansen takes some long service leave.

Carly completed her Obstetrics and Gynaecology training at the Royal Women’s Hospital after working across a diverse range of health services in both Victoria and the Northern Territory. Most recently Carly has been working in tertiary high-risk obstetrics at The Women’s, with experience in complex surgical management of pregnancy and birth, women with multiple pregnancies, and those at high risk of preterm labour.

She is passionate about all aspects of Women’s health, with a focus on supporting families across their pregnancy to achieve a safe and positive birth journey.  

We are so happy to have Carly on board & can’t wait for you to meet her at your upcoming appointments 🥰

💜 Happy International Women’s Day! 💜

Today, we’re celebrating the incredible strength, resilience, and power of women everywhere, especially within our own pioneering all-female group obstetric practice here in Melbourne.

To mark this special day, we’ve delivered cupcakes to all our amazing patients in Frances Perry House this morning. Each of you embodies the spirit of womanhood in your own unique way, and we’re honoured to be part of your journey.

Here’s to all the women who inspire us, support us, and make the world a better place. 💕

Did you know that all of our ‘woglets’ receive a beanie at birth?

The design changes every few years & our lovely patient, Mel, was able to snag the elephant, giraffe and the rabbit PLUS of course three wonderful children (all delivered by Dr Kym Jansen) 🥰🩷

Swipe to learn about growth restriction ➡️

Merry Christmas! Welcome to our first Christmas baby, Vihaan, delivered by Dr Jenny early this morning. What a special and very gorgeous Christmas gift for his family 🥰 (and thanks to our midwife Jane for knitting her special Christmas gift)

Hope all our WOGS families have a happy and safe festive season 🎄🎅🏼😊

Our 2023 Christmas card is officially on its way! Here’s a look to some of our historical cards 🎅🎄

Any guesses to what this year will be?

As the weather warms up in Melbourne, here are some important tips to keep in mind while battling the Aussie heat with your newborn! ☀️😎

Pip, Kym and Kimberley hosted a GP Information night with speaking about Infertility, PCOS and Cervical Screening.

Thank you to for having us & to all the GPs who attended

Pip and Renee attended the Global Obstetric Conference last week! Conferences like these are a great way for our doctors to expand their knowledge and stay up to date with the latest medical advances.

Check out this cutie, Matteo, delivered by Dr Carin Black 🥹🖤🤎

Thank you Jaimee for sharing xx

IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING THE OPTUS OUTAGE AFFECTING HOSPITALS

Recently we celebrated our 25th birthday! 🎉
And also the retirement of Dr Khai, Dr Phil and Dr David

We are the luckiest bunch to have such wonderful colleagues & friends. Thank you to all who came and celebrated with us 🧡💛❤️🩷

Bittersweet postnatal appointment moments!

Congratulations Andrea and Jose on your twins, Pablo & Lucia 💗

How sweet are these photos of Florence and her big brother Flynn?!

We are just as obsessed as Flynn is with his baby sister 🥹🩷

FETAL MONITORING DURING LABOUR 📝

We have previously posted about what a CTG is but interpreting the CTG trace requires a good understanding of fetal physiology and all doctors and midwives regularly undertake training to ensure they maintain competency in this skill.

Kym and Jenny recently completed the RANZCOG Fetal Surveillance Education Package alongside other obstetricians and midwives 👩‍⚕️🌟

Adding some cuteness to your Saturday!

Thank you Laura for the photo of peaceful Lily 💛🌼

Today is R U OK? day 💛🌻

You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener.

Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:
- Ask R U OK?
- Listen
- Encourage action
- Check in

Women’s Health Week started today, from the 4th to the 8th of September 2023. This year is focused on learning about hormones, PCOS, menopause, cervical screening self-collection, heart health, persistent pelvic pain and nutrition.

Stay tuned for information regarding PCOS with Dr Kimberley Norton Old 🧠