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Experts say simple steps have helped Victoria’s stillbirth rate fall for the first time in 20 years

Victorian maternity services that introduced the Safer Baby Bundle between 2019 and 2021 have seen a 21 per cent decline in stillbirths — the first real change to the state’s stillbirth rate in almost two decades.

According to Safer Care Victoria, 20 stillbirths were prevented over an 18-month period after the initiative was introduced to 15 maternity services across the state.

Read the article on ABC News online.

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