The Commission is now operating in accordance with the Caretaker ConventionsExternal link pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard contains 10 quality statements and seven indicators to reduce unwarranted variation and improve the appropriateness of care for stillbirth prevention, and the quality of bereavement care following perinatal loss.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard has been endorsed by a number of key health organisations:
Stillbirth is when a baby dies before birth. In Australia, it is defined as the death of a baby after 20 weeks of pregnancy, or that weighs 400 grams or more.
The quality statements in the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard describe the expected standard for key components of patient care.
The quality statements below describe the expected standard for key components of care. Information is also available on what each quality statement means for:
Instructions on how to run a report to see who is a valid hand hygiene auditor in my region or organisation in the NHHI LMS.