Presentation by Associate Professor Liz Marles at the webcast launch of the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard on 4 November 2022. This presentation discusses how the standard can improve appropriate care for stillbirth and bereavement care. The slides can be used or adapted to explain and promote the clinical care standard in your organisation or network.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard provides guidance on how to reduce preventable stillbirth, and how to offer the best bereavement care.
This infographic highlights the impact of stillbirth on Australian families and how to reduce the risk of stillbirth.
On 4 November 2022, the Commission released the first national Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard to reduce rates of stillbirth and remove the culture of silence.
The standard provides a framework for healthcare practitioners to identify stillbirth risks, communicate effectively with women about reducing risk, discuss clinical investigations after stillbirth, and provide support after perinatal loss.
Show your support for the clinical care standard by downloading and sharing the content on your website, social networks or within your health service. You are encouraged to use these resources to raise awareness about the new standard and best practice care for stillbirth.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard includes links to resources that may help healthcare services and clinicians to implement the standard. These resources are listed under the relevant quality statements below.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard includes links to resources that may help healthcare services and clinicians to implement the standard. These resources fall broadly into the following categories: