New KKH book to help ease hospital stay for young patients

7 October 2011, Singapore: More than 150 young inpatients at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) received a complimentary copy of a specially authored children’s guide to hospitals, to mark Children’s Day today. Titled What Happens to Me at the Hospital? this book, is written by Associate Professor Anette Jacobsen, Chairman, Division of Surgery at KKH and illustrated by award-winning illustrator, Mr Patrick Yee.

The copies received by the children were personally signed by the author and presented by Professor Ivy Ng, Chief Executive Officer, KKH, and A/Prof Jacobsen.

Low awareness about rotavirus and immunisation among parents

29 September 2011, Singapore: – Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) in children below the age of five, accounting for 39.5% of GE-related hospitalisations here.

This finding was revealed in a local hospital-based study led by Professor Phua Kong Boo, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology Service at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).

11 July 2011, Singapore - The age of the expectant parents, a previous history of miscarriage and a low blood progesterone (hormonal) level during pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage, among expectant mothers with threatened miscarriage. These findings emerged from a study, the first of its kind to be conducted among pregnant women in Singapore.

The study, jointly carried out by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS), aimed to assess the demographic and socioeconomic factors that may increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy.

30 March 2011, Singapore: KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has started a one-stop service to provide holistic, multidisciplinary care to patients with Endometriosis – a gynaecological condition that affects up to 1 in every 10 women.

New programme educates and empowers parents to manage difficult behaviours

1 March 2011, Singapore : A new community-level programme is being introduced to help parents of children with developmental needs. The three-year pilot programme, put together by KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s Department of Child Development (KKH DCD) and Parenting Research Centre (PRC), Australia, with the support of National Council of Social Service (NCSS), and Temasek Cares, will impart an evidence-based educational programme designed to equip parents and caregivers to understand their child’s difficult behaviour, develop their own ways to manage them effectively and prevent the further development of behavioural concerns.

Breast Cancer Foundation, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Science Centre Singapore set up exhibition on the disease

In a unique collaboration to bring about greater awareness of breast cancer to the general public, the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), together with Science Centre Singapore (SCS), have set up an interactive exhibition on Breast Cancer.

Three facilities supporting children’s mental health and development – REACH (Response, Early Intervention and Assessment in Community Mental Health) East, the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences’ (SICS) Neurocognitive Development Centre, and the Satellite Clinic of KKH Department of Child Development (DCD) – are now co-located on the 11th floor of St Andrew’s Community Hospital (SACH) in Simei. Siting these facilities together will facilitate the collaborative efforts by psychiatrists, researchers and paediatricians in early intervention, research and programmes to treat and improve the mental health and development of children in Singapore.

Singapore – A study, first of its kind here, has indicated that gestational weight gain (GWG), if kept within an optimal range, may help to achieve positive outcomes of childbirth and prevent complications for mother and baby.

The study, a collaboration between KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, was conducted on data from 1,592 women who had their first antenatal visit in their first trimester at KKH from January to April 2008. Its objective was to observe trends in the pre-pregnancy and GWG of pregnant women.

The popular antenatal classes by KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) will be conducted in the heartlands for the first time this Saturday, 14 August 2010. This first run will be at Anchorvale Community Club in Sengkang.

Lien Foundation (LF), KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and PAP Community Foundation (PCF) successfully pilot programme to bring specialist care to 22 preschools

First integrated, community-based and family-focused support programme of its kind

Singapore, 6 July 2010

1. The Lien Foundation (LF), KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s Department of Child Development (KKH-DCD) and PAP Community Foundation (PCF) are spearheading the Mission: I’mPossible (MIP) programme to address the need for greater early childhood support for preschoolers with developmental needs in mainstream preschools. A first of its kind, the MIP takes a community-based and family focused approach to improve these children’s school-readiness.

KKH and Philips in clinical collaboration to improve mammography imaging for faster and simpler breast cancer detection - Philips Healthcare installs next-generation digital mammography system in KKH – a first in Asia. System designed to improve image quality and reduce radiation dosage.

Singapore – Philips Healthcare and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) today announced a two-year clinical collaboration to test Philips’ state-of-the-art digital imaging system, MammoDiagnost DR.