Bereavement care resources
The Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) along with the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence (Stillbirth CRE), and the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Alliance (SANDA) have published a Clinical Practice Guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death.
The Maternity eHandbook committee would like to acknowledge and recommend the guidance in this document which provides maternity services with a comprehensive guide for management of perinatal death, including:
- Institutional perinatal mortality audit
- Respectful and supportive perinatal bereavement care
- Perinatal autopsy including placental assessment
- Investigations for stillbirth
- Investigation of neonatal deaths
- Perinatal mortality classifications
Read the Clinical practice guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death
Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM)
All perinatal deaths, including stillbirths and neonatal deaths, need to be reported to CCOPMM for review.
Please download and complete the relevant template from the list below and email a password-protected file to consultative.councils@safercare.vic.gov.au.
Other helpful resources
Safer Care Victoria Neonatal eHandbook Clinical Practice Guidelines: Neonatal end of life care
The Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service (VPAS) provides a co-ordinated state-wide service ensuring consistent standards of practice and expertise for the clinical investigation of perinatal deaths across Victoria. The information found through autopsy assists CCOPMM to provide expert advice on maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Red nose saves little lives (formerly SIDS & KIDS)
Telephone 1300 308 307
Email: support@rednose.com.au
Lifeline
13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au
Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
www.beyondblue.org.au
International
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Page last updated: 21 Jul 2022