My Baby's Movements (MBM) is a mobile phone program delivered through an interactive app and SMS. The program is designed to help women understand their baby's movements and encourages prompt contact with health care providers if any concerns arise. The study design used a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. The MBM trial was completed […]

Raising awareness and improving care for women with decreased fetal movements Getting to know the pattern of your baby’s movements is important – it is a way your baby can tell you that they are well.  There is no set number of normal movements. You should get to know your baby’s movements and what is […]

Raising awareness and improving care for women with decreased fetal movements Getting to know the pattern of your baby’s movements is important – it is a way your baby can tell you that they are well.  There is no set number of normal movements. You should get to know your baby’s movements and what is […]

Our work is about preventing stillbirth and improving the detection of babies at high risk of it, allowing them to be born alive and healthy. One of the most important warning signs of stillbirth is decreased fetal movements. Currently, there is no objective way to assess and measure fetal movements and we continue to rely […]

#MovementsMatter Movements really do matter. Are you aware of your baby’s movements during pregnancy? Do you know what to do if you notice a change in your baby’s movements that concerns you?  Being aware of your baby’s movements during pregnancy is one of the simplest things you can do to help keep your baby safe […]

FIRST Nations women as well as migrant and refugee women from communities disproportionately impacted by stillbirth have been involved in co-designing new culturally appropriate pregnancy resources, to save the lives of babies in their own communities. Stillbirth rates in Australia remain tragically high, with six babies stillborn on average, every day. A suite of sensitively-crafted, […]

Stillbirth is a major public health problem with an enormous global mortality burden and psychosocial impact on women, families, communities, and health systems.[1,2] Using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of 28+ weeks, one stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds around the world. However, the current global estimate of 2 million stillbirths a year is likely […]

FERTILITY, PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH & NEWBORNS BY ALEENA WOJCIESZEK AND SUSANNAH HOPKINS LEISHER AUGUST 24, 2021 // 1 COMMENT(S)TWEETSHARE In this blog for maternity care providers and families, Dr Aleena Wojcieszek, clinical epidemiologist, science communicator, and honorary research fellow at the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE), and Ms Susannah Hopkins Leisher, mom to stillborn son Wilder Daniel (13 July […]

Maternity healthcare professionals from across Australia will join virtually tomorrow for a two-day forum to discuss the latest research in stillbirth prevention and promote national collaboration in a bid to reduce Australia’s stillbirth rate, particularly in communities that shoulder the burden of stillbirth in Australia. Hosted by the NHRMC Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth […]