
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
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…
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...
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...
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