Healthy living
Safer Baby Bundle

Safer Baby Bundle

In Australia, 6 babies are born still every day. The Safer Baby initiative aims to help women understand the things they can do to reduce their risk of stillbirth.

This initiative is being led by the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE) in partnership with health departments across Australia.

The Safer Baby Bundle is a 5-element bundle of care designed to reduce known risk factors for stillbirth. Steps you can take to have a healthier pregnancy can be seen on the Safer Baby Bundle website.

The five elements include:

Resources

Safer Baby resources for women and parents (external site) include fact sheets, flyers and videos.

Safer Baby Bundle introductory video (external site).

Indigenous resources

Culturally adapted SBB resources (external site) have been co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in collaboration with our partner Curtin University. Together to Reduce Stillbirth

Translated resources

Safer Baby resources (external site) are currently available in 27 languages.

Multicultural resources

Culturally adapted SBB resources (external site) have been co-designed with Arabic, Dari, Dinka and Karen language-speaking communities in collaboration with our partners Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Multicultural Centre For Women's Health.

Support after the loss of your baby

Support services, online resources and information (external site) for parents and families whose baby was stillborn.

Pathwest

PathWest’s perinatal pathology services (external site) supports families all over WA affected by the death of a child shortly after or before birth by giving them an opportunity to understand the reasons for their loss.

Offering a state-wide service that includes:

  • Non-coronial post mortem examinations of your baby
  • Viewings with parents and their families to spend time with their baby
  • Cremations for stillborn babies of less than 28 weeks gestation
  • Mementos in the form of photographs and hand & foot prints (if possible).

Comfort, support and more information

Aside from your family, friends and the health professionals involved in caring for you and your baby, there are agencies that can offer you support. Further information can be found on the PathWest website.

Department of Health