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Our vision is to reduce the devastating impact of stillbirth for women, families and the wider community through improving care to reduce the number of stillborn babies and to reduce the impact of this loss.
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Ms Deanna Stuart-Butler

Senior Advisor – Indigenous Research

Deanna Stuart-Butler, belonging to the Arabana people of South Australia is a key figure in First Nations health research, focusing on stillbirth. As Senior Advisor, Indigenous Research and Co-lead Equity and Diversity, Stillbirth CRE, she leads First Nations initiatives within the NHMRC Stillbirth CRE and the Safer Baby Bundle, enhancing First Nations health and advocates for the integration of Aboriginal culture into health services. Her active involvement in research projects shines a light on First Nations experiences with stillbirth and informs culturally appropriate training for healthcare providers.
As a founding member of the Aboriginal Community and Families Research Alliance in South Australia, she transforms community needs into impactful research and policy. From being the inaugural recipient of the SA Aboriginal Maternal Infant Care qualification to leading the Aboriginal Family Birthing Program at Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. Her unwavering resolve is to continue to apply research into mainstream maternity care models with a commitment to strengthening and preserving the cultural practices and traditions significant to First Nations communities. Always advocating and reinforcing the ‘rite’ of all First Nations babies, women, families, and communities.


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Western Pacific Regional Office of the International Stillbirth Alliance
Coordinating Centre, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Alliance, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
Level 3, Aubigny Place
Mater Research Institute
Raymond Terrace,
South Brisbane QLD 4101
The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine
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