2023

NEW culturally appropriate Safer Baby resources for First Nations & migrant and refugee women

The Stillbirth CRE is pleased to announce that new culturally appropriate pregnancy resources for First Nations women, as well as migrant and refugee women, are now available.   Stillbirth rates are significantly higher among First Nations and some migrant and refugee communities, compared to the general population. We need to tackle this by ensuring these

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Health professionals urged to join fight against harmful developments in the Northern Territory

More than 300 health professionals have already signed an open letter urging the Prime Minister and his Government to intervene to prevent gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory and to withdraw financial support for gas processing at the proposed Middle Arm development.

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EVENT: Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum – 14-15 September 2023 on Noongar country (Perth)

At WHA we are seeing rising concern across the maternity care sector about the negative impacts of climate change on the health and wellbeing of women and newborns. It is important that we ensure that the clinical care provided to women and their newborns does not negatively impact the environment in which they live.

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Caring for parents in a pregnancy after stillbirth or neonatal death

Together with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), Red Nose Australia, Stillbirth Foundation Australia and The Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (RCPA), we have launched an online survey to understand parent experiences around stillbirth investigations following the loss of a baby.

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