Dame Dr Kate I Campbell (1899-1986) with Dr A O Beckman
Date
Circa 1981
Description
Beckman designed the oxygen analyser used to assess the concentration of oxygen in the cribs of premature infants; reprint of newspaper photograph showing the two seated at Campbell's house while Beckman was on a visit from America
Dame Kate Campbell, DBE (1899-1986) was a physician and paediatrician and an eminent alumna of the University of Melbourne. After residencies at the Melbourne Hospital, Children's Hospital and (Royal) Women's Hospital, Campbell established a general practice and in 1929 began teaching neonatal paediatrics at the University of Melbourne - the first such appointment in Australia. A pioneer of neonatal intensive care, Campbell's most outstanding contribution in research was in 1951 when she established that excess therapeutic oxygen lay behind acquired retrolental fibroplasia, a condition that could lead to blindness among premature babies. Appointed OBE in 1954, she was elevated to DBE in 1971 for services to the welfare of Australian children.
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