Stillbirth and Miscarriage Support

Overview

The Stillbirth and Miscarriage Support grant opportunity will contribute to actions under the National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan which calls for implementing best practice care for parents and families who experience stillbirth and perinatal loss. The purpose of the Stillbirth and Miscarriage Support grant opportunity is to provide high quality, evidence-based bereavement care to women and families in higher risk groups impacted by stillbirth and miscarriage. The grant opportunity will fund organisations with expertise in providing bereavement care for women and families at increased risk of stillbirth and poorer pregnancy outcomes including, but not limited to: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families; refugee and migrant communities; women and families living in rural and remote Australia; and women younger than 20 years. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to develop and implement holistic and individualised bereavement care for women and families in target population groups that have experienced stillbirth or miscarriage. The bereavement care developed under this activity must align with the framework for respectful and supportive care as outlined in the Clinical Practice Guideline for Care Around Stillbirth and Neonatal Death and the quality statements for bereavement care and support after perinatal loss in the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard. Successful applicant/s will need to work closely and consult with organisations undertaking existing national stillbirth and miscarriage activities, as well as with the relevant community organisations and target population groups. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "GO Documents" button on the left hand side.