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Siedlecky, Stefania Winifred (1921 - )AM |
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Physician, Gynaecologist and Epidemiologist | |||
Born: 1921 Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia | |||
Stefania Winifred Siedlecky was one of the first two female resident medical officers at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. She spent nearly thirty years in general practice and was on the gynaecology staff at Rachel Forster Hospital in Sydney 1960-1974. While working with Family Planning New South Wales in the 1970s Siedlecky helped to establish the Leichhardt Women's Health Centre and the Preterm Foundation, two initiatives which brought safe legal abortion to New South Wales. She has written papers on teenage pregnancy, contraceptive use and abortion and has contributed to international publications. |
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