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Safer Baby Collaborative

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Our goal

To reduce stillbirth rates in Victoria during the third trimester

The Safer Baby Collaborative enabled us to increase awareness of risk factors for third trimester stillbirth and how we can work together to reduce these risks.

We worked with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Stillbirth Centre for Research Excellence, consumers and healthcare workers and leaders to reduce stillbirth rates during the third trimester and improve outcomes for mothers and their babies.

This project focused on:

  • improving rates of smoking cessation during pregnancy
  • diagnosing and managing factors that restrict fetal growth
  • increasing public awareness of the importance of fetal movements
  • raising awareness of safe sleep positions during pregnancy
  • promoting shared decision-making with women around timing of birth.

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Our progress...

Completed May 2021

Progress and achievements

21%

decrease in stillbirth rate in participating health services

8.1 days

on average between stillbirths, increased from 3.5 days across participating health services

33%

of women reported quitting smoking during pregnancy, an increase from 11%

Project updates

Resources

Victorian perinatal services performance indicators 2019-20

This report provides benchmarking data on a range of clinical indicators including smoking cessation and detection of fetal growth restriction.

Victoria’s Mothers Babies and Children 2019 report and presentations

Produced by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), the Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2019 reporting suite contains comprehensive data on all maternal, perinatal and paediatric mortality and morbidity, with additional data on birth outcomes.

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The Safer Baby Bundle

The Safer Baby Bundle is a national initiative with five evidence-based elements to address key areas where improved practice can reduce the number of stillborn babies.

Victorian perinatal services performance indicators 2019-20

This report provides benchmarking data on a range of clinical indicators including smoking cessation and detection of fetal growth restriction.

Victoria’s Mothers Babies and Children 2019 report and presentations

Produced by the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), the Victoria’s Mothers, Babies and Children 2019 reporting suite contains comprehensive data on all maternal, perinatal and paediatric mortality and morbidity, with additional data on birth outcomes.

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Who we worked with

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  • Albury Wodonga Health

  • Grampians Health

  • Benalla Health

  • Bendigo Health Care Group

  • Cabrini Health

  • Djerriwarrh Health Services

  • East Grampians Health Service

  • Eastern Health

  • Echuca Regional Health

  • Latrobe Regional Hospital

  • Maryborough District Health Service

  • Monash Health

  • Northern Health

  • Peninsula Health

  • The Royal Women's Hospital - Women's Alcohol and Drug Service

  • South West Healthcare

  • St Vincent's Private Hospital

  • Mercy Public Hospitals

  • West Gippsland Healthcare Group

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