On Oct.20,2017, Australian media reported Caresono PadScan HD5 bladder scanner boosted for new mothers.

The report was as follows:

The Toowoomba Hospital's gynaecology unit has a machine that it believes is worth its weight in gold. The Caresono PadScan HD5 bladder scanner, purchased thanks to a donation from the Toowoomba Garden City Zonta club,will help practitioners ascertain the bladder health of women post-partum.The new addition means that patients will breath a sigh of relief thanks to a less invasive procedure.

“It's the first one in the Darling Downs and one of the reasons we got it is to reduce pain and trauma to women after they have had their babies because normally the would have to have catheters.” nurse practitioner for urogynaecolgy and continence at the Toowoomba Hospital, Julie Westaway said.

“It's painful, invasive and it is time-consuming. The machine is extremely accurate and it will transform how we do our care when women have their babies in the hospital.”Ms Westway recognized the need for the machine to help alleviate the anxiety the women of Toowoomba felt during the procedure.

New mothers, she said, felt particularly vulnerable in the after math of labour, and the old way of doing things through catheters was a traumatic experience for many.

“It's about making women feel confident, making women feel empowered enough to self manage themselves,” Ms Westaway said."The goal is that after treatment they can go home and self manage in peace.”  

The machine may be a vital piece of equipment for the hospital for years to come. But so too is Ms Westaway. The specialist nurse is one of only two practitioners in Queensland who specialize in the area of urogynaecolgy. Her role means that the region’s women are treated by one of the best health professionals in the country when they walk through her door.