Updates in Practice - Stillbirth Prevention in Australia

Meleseini Tai-Roche

Abstract

Stillbirth comprises the largest proportion of perinatal deaths in Australia and has been

identified as an unaddressed public health problem worldwide (Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand [PSANZ], 2018). Six babies are stillborn in Australia every day. This statistic has remained unchanged in almost three decades, despite the fact most Australian women receive a first world standard of antenatal care and steadily increasing rates of medical intervention, including more frequent sonography, earlier inductions and operative deliveries. This poster presentation will provide a snapshot of the public health burden of stillbirth in Australia and present the most recent national approaches to stillbirth prevention.