Mercy Perinatal is a centre of clinical care, education and research based at the Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne. Mercy Perinatal is about bringing mothers and babies safely home. When a pregnancy is diagnosed, women dream not just of the baby to come. They dream of their healthy child, their vibrant adolescent, the independent adult they will one day leave safely behind. Yet when babies are born small, born sick or born still, these dreams can suddenly slip out of reach. Complications affecting the mother’s health or baby’s development can leave a lifelong footprint. This is why the first nine months are arguably the most important months of our whole lives.  Mercy Perinatal is about investing in the first nine months.