Meet Megan Warren, our Bereavement Support Worker with Hospital to Home I started with Hospital to Home in September 2021; prior to that, I volunteered on the Peer support phone line and facilitated an online support group when they moved online due to Covid. I was also a member of the National Community Advisory Committee. […]
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ACCC Launches Your First Steps To Help Parents Keep Their Baby Safe
Parents and carers can get the latest, most reliable information on best practices to keep their baby safe and unsafe products, as part of a new ACCC initiative. Your First Steps, launched today by the ACCC, is a dedicated website, where parents and carers can go for safety advice on how they can protect their […]
Program Spotlight Memory Collation Program
When a parent loses a child, they are not only left heartbroken, they are left with empty arms and a lifetime of grief. And while in unimaginable shock and heartache, they must also collect and savor as many memories of their child as they can – the only memories they will ever get to create […]
Weighted Baby Sleep Sack Warning From Red Nose In Lead Up To Red Nose Day On Friday 12 August
With less than a month to go until Red Nose Day on Friday 12 August, Red Nose is aware of a number of online retailers now selling weighted baby sleeping bags to well-meaning new parents this winter. Weighted sleeping sacks, like weighted blankets, are incredibly unsafe for babies. These products can compress a baby’s chest, […]
Red Noses World Leading Hospital To Home Support Program To Continue
Red Nose Australia is delighted to announce the four-year continuation of our pioneering Hospital to Home stillbirth support program, after receiving $4.2 million in funding from the Federal Government. It was announced by The Hon Ged Kearney MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care at the Royal Women’s Hospital last week. The outreach program, […]
Finding Hope After Loss
Your support gives heartbroken parents a safe space to grieve and heal. By Fiona Stark, Bereavement Counsellor After the heart-breaking loss of a pregnancy, many parents struggle with how to grieve – this can be especially true for those who experience an early loss or Termination for Medical Reasons. Often considered the Unspoken Losses, experiences […]
SIDS Is Top Worry For New Parents Above Stillbirth And Sleep Deprivation
A recent survey of almost 400 new Aussie parents and parents-to-be has found that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is their number one fear. With just a month to go until Red Nose Day – Friday 12 August -Red Nose Australia has released new data showing parents of newborns and those expecting extremely concerned about SIDS. […]
Influenza In Pregnancy
Influenza is a serious disease for pregnant women, the fetus and newborn babies. Pregnant women are more than twice as likely to be admitted to hospital with influenza than the general population. A number of changes occur to a women’s body during pregnancy. These changes include reduced lung function, increased cardiac output, increased oxygen consumption, […]
Red Nose Partnership With Bonds Wondersleep Range
We are thrilled to be continuing our relationship with Bonds and are excited about the new Red Nose approved Wondersleep Range! We all know parents want to keep their little ones safe. And being a first time parent can be an especially anxious time. Now you and they can sleep easy with these game-changing sleep […]
Myth Bust Vaccinations Do Not Cause Sids
Unfortunately, there are still misconceptions out there about childhood vaccinations. At Red Nose, we deal with facts. And when it comes to immunisation, this is a big one: there is no evidence that vaccinating your baby causes SIDS. In fact, Red Nose National Health Manager Dr Bec explains, several case control studies show the opposite, […]
New Video Explains Why Stillbirth Is Not The Mothers Fault
Researchers and artists from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the University of Newcastle have collaborated to create a tool to help women who have experienced stillbirth. Based on research conducted by Distinguished Laureate Professor, Roger Smith AM and his team from the Mothers and Babies Research Centre at HMRI, the video seeks to […]
Holly And Josh’s Story
At about 36 weeks’ pregnancy, Josh and Holly gave birth to their firstborn son. To them, he was perfect in every way, but for lack of breath.
Chief Midwife Jane Wiggill Speaks To The Australian Breastfeeding Association
Chief Midwife Jane Wiggill speaks to Naomi Hull from the Australian Breastfeeding Association
Behind The Noses Skye Stewart’s Story
There are many dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters who together make the work of Red Nose possible. This is Skye’s story. I joined Red Nose to support First Nation communities to have safer pregnancies and to sleep more safely with their babies – doing what we can to prevent stillbirth and SIDS/SUDI. As the Advocacy […]
Behind The Noses Bonnie’s Story
There are many dedicated staff, volunteers, and supporters who together make the work of Red Nose possible. This is Bonnie’s story. Bonnie Carter OAM is a member of our Community Advisory Group, loving mother to Matilda and Grace gone, but forever in her heart, and Evie who was born in 2021. In the 2022, Bonnie […]
Introducing Footprints A New Volunteer Program To Help Save Little Lives
We are committed to taking steps to save little lives and to increase the support available to bereaved parents when they experience the loss of a pregnancy, baby or child. Footprints represents our ongoing commitment to take steps to save little lives. Volunteers across Australia establish and build meaningful connections with birthing hospital and shared […]
