My experience with sepsis involves infertility and IVF. For anyone reading this who may be experiencing either of those, please understand that this story might be triggering but it does end well. For context, during this period of my life I had a three-year-old daughter, a husband and was generally healthy. Between March 2022 and […]
On the 9th of January 2024, I delivered our beautiful healthy baby boy. Similarly to my previous births of my daughters 2 and 3 years prior it was a smooth one. Epidural, 6 hour labour and when it came to pushing he was out within two minutes. We were elated in our newborn bubble and […]
A big congratulations to A/Prof Naomi Hammond, Head, Critical Care Program and Sepsis Australia at The George institute for Global Health, for her appointment to Executive Director of Research, Northen Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). In addition to this recent appointment, Naomi received the Chief Executive Commendation Award at the NSLHD 2023 Exceptional People Awards […]
Family warns parents to remain vigilant to the signs and symptoms of Strep A after harrowing ordeal A West London family is raising awareness of the dangers of invasive group A strep – a serious bacterial infection that can trigger sepsis – after a harrowing ordeal with their daughter, ahead of winter when infections are […]