
Welcome to the
Victorian Infant Collaborative Study
Our mission is to better understand the long-term health outcomes faced by the tiniest and most immature babies and to improve their overall health and well-being later in life.

Collaboration
between the Royal Women’s Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women, Monash Medical Centre, the Royal Children’s Hospital, and Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Longitudinal Studies
and follow-up of babies born prematurely and their journey through childhood into adulthood.

Translate Knowledge
more widely to empower carers and individuals born preterm, and to support clinicians and health care workers to advocate for better understanding and ongoing care and follow-up.
Our Studies

Latest News & Updates
More extremely premmie babies surviving
SBS NEWS| 19/08/2017 A leading neonatal doctor wants closer monitoring of extremely premature babies beyond the age of two. Parents of an extremely...
James defies odds after being born the size of 22-week-old baby
The Age|1st July 2019 James defies odds after being born the size of 22-week-old baby Josh and Libby with their son James, who was born the size of...
Premature babies more at risk of irreversible lung damage: study
21/05/2019 Please click link below for short video https://www.skynews.com.au A new Melbourne-led study has revealed premature babies are at higher...
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