A range of resources to help you make an informed decision on your next steps.
This page brings together videos, guides, and downloadable booklets (including resources in multiple languages) to help you navigate the days and decisions ahead at your own pace.
These resources should not replace talking with your healthcare team. Ask them about any questions or concerns you have after reading the booklet and watching these videos. Take your time to watch these.
You can pause or replay as many times as you need. There is also no rush to make your decision. Your support team can tell you how much time you have. You can still spend time with your baby.
For Parents of Loss
This clip has been created by bereaved parents for bereaved parents to help share common thoughts and feelings around stillbirth investigation and autopsy. Our hope is this clip will help you know you’re not alone.
In this video, you may hear the term bub. Bub is a common way to say Baby in many Aboriginal communities.
Available in 9 languages
Autopsy & Investigation
Please be aware that this video may be distressing for some. This clip has been created to help families who have experienced a stillbirth to understand better the different types of autopsy and investigation options open to them.
Alison Clarke, Perinatal Loss Midwife and Jane Dahlstrom, Perinatal Pathologist, will talk to you, in language you understand, about the different types of autopsy and investigation options.
Available in 9 languages
Guiding Conversations
This guide comes with our heartfelt thoughts as a message of support to you at this difficult time.
We know the intense grief that parents experience when their baby dies, and hope this guide can provide gentle information to support you both in the hospital and at home.
Understanding what happened to your baby
Reading this brochure means you’ve lost your beautiful baby. We are so sorry. When grieving, making decisions can be very hard. This brochure will help you.
RCPA – Training in perinatal pathology
Over 175,000 people are affected by a perinatal death every year.Perinatal pathology provides answers to families affected by perinatal loss.
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