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Ensuring early intervention and preventative care programs focus on improving outcomes for priority maternal and child populations is a key recommendation in the latest maternity and childhood data report.

Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition that reduces the heart’s capacity to pump blood around the body. More than 100,000 Australians a year are affected (Australian Institute for Health and Welfare 2021), and it has a 50-75% mortality rate within five years of diagnosis.

What is your experience of returning home after being in hospital with heart failure?  

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To round out the Care closer to home package as part of our cardiovascular program of work, we have one last exciting opportunity that is uniquely focused on supporting urgent care centres (UCCs) in regional and rural Victoria. 

Applications closed

Applications have closed for health services to partner with us on the Postpartum haemorrhage collaborative.

Preliminary data shows that tracked health outcomes for pregnant women and new babies were not significantly impacted by the pandemic and related changes in service delivery. 

Safer Care Victoria is looking for women who have experienced a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear to help us improve birthing outcomes for Victorians.

New clinical guidance released today will help maternity and newborn professionals provide consistent advice to new parents about how to reduce the risks of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI).

Safer Care Victoria has released two key guidelines to support the labour and birthing choices of Victorian women and families.