The health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people is strongly connected to culture, Country, family and community including during pregnancy and birth.
The second trimester (weeks 13 to 27) is the middle part of your pregnancy.
The third trimester (weeks 28 to birth) is the final part of your pregnancy.
During both your second and third trimesters, you may want to:
You are the main decision-maker in your care and your baby's care. You should get clear, accurate information throughout your pregnancy so you can make informed choices.
The Respectful Maternity Care Charter recognises 7 rights for every childbearing woman:
Ethical Review Manager (ERM) is an online form-based system for creating, submitting and managing research applications in Victoria.
The Applicant user guide to ERM provides Victorian specific guidance on how to use ERM and manage form-based applications.
National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) is a national system that enables a single ethical and scientific review of multi-centre human research projects conducted across all Australian states and territories.
This page is hosted by Safer Care Victoria on behalf of all Australian states and territories. It provides national information and resources about the NMA system.
NMA supports a more consistent and efficient approach to research ethics review. It aims to:
Victoria is recognised globally for excellence in health and medical research.
In addition to our extensive network of metropolitan and regional public health services, our state is home to 18 world-class medical research institutes. Together with universities, industry partners, clinicians, researchers and consumers, they drive high-quality research across Victoria.
Victoria is a leading destination for clinical trials in Australia.
New to research or clinical trials? For an overview of the research life cycle, see Getting started with research and clinical trials.
Researchers in Victoria must meet the standard ethics and governance requirements that apply across Australia, as well as specific Victorian ethics, governance and regulatory requirements, before their research projects can commence.
