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:
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