Abbie’s Story

Abbie’s Story Everything was progressing normally, or so I had been told, even though I had been bleeding for what felt like the duration of the pregnancy. I’d had several early scans just to monitor the bleeding, but no cause was ever determined. At 20 weeks...

Iman’s Story

Iman’s Story Iman (seen here when she was aged 3 years with her baby sister) was born prematurely in 1997 at 25 weeks’ gestation,  weighing 746g and smaller than her father’s hand. She is now in Year 10, is her school’s sports captain and top of her class...

1991-1992 Cohort – 2016 follow up

1991-1992 Cohort – 2016 follow up We are very excited to invite the participants to come and take part in some further research over the next three years. This will include some heart function testing, lung function testing, bone density studies, blood testing...

VICS 2016 – New Cohort

VICS 2016 – New Cohort Our team is very excited to announce that we are recruiting a new cohort of babies this year. From 1st April 2016 until the 31st March 2017, all surviving infants in Victoria who are born below 28 weeks gestation or weigh less than one...

VICS December 2015 Newsletter

Welcome to the 2015 Victorian Infant Collaborative Study newsletter. We hope this finds you all well and looking forward to the holiday season. We have had a busy year with a lot happening at all the centres involved in the VICS studies. Seasons Greetings from the...

Victorian Infant Collaborative Study