Introducing the Mater Little Miracles Research Centre to honour Sister Angela Mary
Mater Little Miracles Research Centre has been launched to honour the 100th birthday of an exceptional and visionary leader of Mater, Sister Angela Mary.
This ambitious project will deliver transformational research and outcomes in an area of healthcare so close to Mater’s heart.
This Centre will both underpin and extend Mater Research’s renowned Mother and Baby program, pioneering more national and international breakthroughs, across:
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We invite you to join us and be a part of this extraordinary project to provide, in perpetuity, an impact befitting of our beloved Sister Angela Mary's life of service.
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With your support, Mater Little Miracles Research Centre will further Mater’s pursuit of knowledge and innovation to ensure our tiniest and most vulnerable patients have the very best start to life.
Your generosity will ensure Mater researchers and clinicians continue to work collaboratively to deliver a number of pioneering breakthroughs. It will be led by Mater Research Executive Director Professor Allison Pettit, Mater inaugural Chair of Neonatology Professor Ju-Lee Oei, Mater Neonatal Research Leader Professor Helen Liley, and Mater Director of Neonatology, Dr Pita Birch.
Mater researchers are focused on improving women’s postnatal and broader gynaecological health, advancing the care and outcomes for sick neonates, and studying the relationship between fetal development, early life experience, and lifelong health.
Waverly
Waverly was born at just 23 weeks’ gestation and spent four months receiving around-the-clock care at Mater Mothers’ Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU), fighting two major infections among other challenges of her extreme prematurity.
Maverick & Kai
Weighing just 390 grams, Maverick was immediately intubated while Kai, weighing 664 grams, was resuscitated after being born at 24 weeks’ gestation. The twins spent a combined 253 days at Mater Mothers’ Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU).
Violet
Mikayla gave birth to daughter, Violet, 12 weeks after having open maternal fetal surgery at Mater to correct a spina bifida defect detected on her unborn baby. This Australian-first procedure is led by Dr Glenn Gardener at Mater’s Centre for Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM).
“Through the years, I’ve come to understand the profound importance of research in shaping our future.
Join us in our quest to explore the unknown, to discover, and to create a better world for generations to come.”
Sister Angela Mary, who will celebrate her 100th birthday on 19 August 2025
