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On Wednesday 27 August 2025, Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) researchers took centre stage in a global conversation on cerebral palsy, presenting at Mercy Perinatal’s highly regarded Twilight Series webinar. This two-hour event drew an extraordinary 1,800 attendees, mainly obstetricians and maternal health professionals, from across Australia and around the world.Â
Chaired by Mercy Perinatal’s Professor Sue Walker AO, the session featured Professor Nadia Badawi AM, Professor Rod Hunt and Yana Wilson (CPA), alongside long-standing collaborators Professor Michael Fahey and Professor Kirsten Palmer. Together, they presented on the latest thinking and evidence on the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cerebral palsy (CP).Â
The webinar delivered a comprehensive overview of:Â
For health professionals, this event was a reminder of the importance of good pregnancy care, ongoing research, and public health advocacy in improving outcomes for babies at risk of CP. Â
A recording of the session is available via Mercy Perinatal (Password: Twilight): View the session here.
This event placed CPA research on a global stage and showcased our world-leading expertise in cerebral palsy. It also highlighted the collaborative impact of teams working across the world in obstetrics, epidemiology, prevention, genomics and regenerative medicine.Â
From informing obstetricians to highlighting emerging therapies, this presentation reinforces CPA’s role in transforming research into real outcomes.
