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The Emergency Department never sleeps, which is why our social work team works alongside the doctors and nurses around the clock to support patients and their families through life`s toughest moments. 🏥❤️

Senior Social Worker Kylie works in the RBWH Emergency and Trauma Centre and says that often her role requires thinking on your feet and working through the unknown to get the best outcomes for patients.

"We are often supporting people on their worst days; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year," she said.

"We work with patients that come in and their families, we may be trying to find out who someone is as they come into emergency or may be assisting with interhospital transfers of people that have come from interstate.

"Working in the Emergency and Trauma Centre, every day is different and it’s such a unique place to work due to its unpredictability."

Kylie and her team are looking for another Social Worker to join them, so if you have the skills - click the link in our bio to apply today. ...

Today is International Day of the Midwife! With over 5,000 babies born at the RBWH last year, our Midwives certainly know a thing or two about pregnancy and newborns.

Clinical Midwife Consultant Lisa has shared some of the most common myths that her team hears, and recommends all expectant parents take the time to educate themselves on pregnancy, labour and birth through reputable classes, books, podcasts and research.

1. You can`t exercise whilst pregnant 🏃‍♀️
For most women, it is perfectly safe and healthy to continue exercising in pregnancy.

2. Heartburn means the baby will be born with lots of hair ❤️‍🔥
Statistically most babies are born with hair, so unfortunately heartburn is not a reliable indicator.

3. Babies arrive on their due date 👩‍🍼
Babies are fully grown and ready to be born from 37 weeks onwards, with most coming on their own before 42 weeks pregnant. It’s really more of a `due month` rather than a `due date`.

4. In a water birth, won’t the baby swallow water? 💦
A baby coping well in labour has a dive reflex when they are born which protects them from breathing until they reach the surface of the water.

5. Natural methods like raspberry leaf tea, dates or spicy food will bring on labour 🍵
There is no strong evidence that raspberry leaf tea, dates, spicy food, sex or hand expressing breastmilk will bring on labour, so it`s best to chat to your healthcare provider before starting a natural method to make sure it’s safe. ...

"I’ve been married to my husband for 60 years this year. We are going on a cruise up to Airlie Beach to celebrate. We have been on a few cruises, including in Alaska and a river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren as well as 2 great granddaughters. I had rheumatic fever as a child, and later in life it seems to be catching up with me. I came here from Maryborough through the Flying Doctor Service who were excellent, very compassionate although I miss my cavoodle, Willow, at home very much."

💭 Monday Mantra, Carolyn, TPCH Cardiac Ward ...