Research In Focus Living with Loss Research Trial Launches at the End of June The Stillbirth CRE is launching a new research study at the end of the month to evaluate the effectiveness of an online bereavement support program, ‘Living with Loss’. The program incorporates evidence-based coping strategies commonly used by healthcare professionals to help […]

New research highlights that higher autopsy rates and improved care for at-risk women could hold the key to better pregnancy outcomes A new study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology this week, found that 55% of stillbirth after 34 weeks’ gestation in Queensland in 2018 were classified as unexplained. […]

Welcome to the first newsletter for 2021! It's already the end of March, which means some of the biggest forums and events of the year are just around the corner. It's also been one year since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Even as the vaccine roll-out begins in Australia, the Stillbirth CRE recognises that pregnant […]

This study aims to evaluate strategies for detecting mothers and babies at an increased-risk of late-pregnancy stillbirth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. Specific aims include: Improving understanding and prediction of decreased fetal movements Assessing the role of routine third-trimester ultrasound scanning in reducing adverse outcomes Examining the role of PlGF (placental growth factor) in identifying […]

In addition to the series already listed, the Stillbirth CRE has contributed research publications to a number of leading scientific journals and publications. Please see the below list for more information on recent papers or review our research programs. Placenta Journal Relationship between placental elastography, maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain Authors: […]

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 regarding decreased fetal movements. The study design used a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Maternal […]

Stillbirth, the birth of a baby without signs of life after 20 weeks’ gestation, is a tragedy for parents and families and a major unaddressed public health problem. Stillbirth has enormous psychosocial impact on parents and care providers, and wide-ranging economic impact on health systems and society at large (Heazell 2016). In The Lancet 2016 […]

The Stillbirth CRE aims to attract and train doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to create the next generation of highly skilled clinical researchers in stillbirth. In line with the Stillbirth CRE's core values into all aspects of research: General PhD Project Opportunities A number of opportunities are available to students who are seeking projects. The Stillbirth […]

Safer Baby Bundle Aims to Reduce the Rate of Stillbirth in ACT Hospitals across Canberra will today begin implementing a new program designed to significantly reduce the rate of preventable stillbirths. The Safer Baby Bundle is a package of resources and interventions for maternity health professionals designed to reduce the ACT’s incidence of late-gestation stillbirth […]

It’s already mid-December, and the start of the holiday season. We’d like to thank all our partners and collaborators for your hard work and ongoing support in what has been an extremely challenging year. We look forward to working with you in 2021 and wish you all the best for the New Year. Please note […]