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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Anita Beaumont

'We couldn't imagine our life without her': Dr Henry Murray's lasting legacy

Trusted hand: Dr Henry Murray, right, reunites with Enid, 4, and her parents Philip and Casey Smith. Dr Murray gave Enid a life-saving blood transfusion while she was still in the womb. After a 40-year career in obstetrics, he is retiring. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

HAD Enid Smith not had a blood transfusion while still in her mother's womb, the sprightly four-year-old from Heddon Greta would not be bouncing around the foyer of the John Hunter Hospital, smiling and waving at the man who saved her life.

As obstetrician Dr Henry Murray retires from his role at John Hunter Hospital, he leaves behind thousands of stories much like Enid's, and a "huge legacy" of improved access and better health outcomes for mothers and babies throughout Hunter New England.

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