Category
Standard
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
November 2022
This is the current version.
Stillbirth is fetal death prior to the birth of a baby at 20+ weeks of gestation or at a birthweight of more than 400 grams.
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by pregnant women to reduce their chance of experiencing a stillbirth. It also addresses bereavement care for parents after any form of perinatal loss.
Main sections:
- Stillbirth clinical care standard
- Indicators for local monitoring
- Clinical care standards
- About the stillbirth clinical care standard
- How to use this clinical care standard
- Background: stillbirth
- Quality statement 1 - Stillbirth risk assessment before pregnancy
- Quality statement 2 - Stillbirth risk assessment during pregnancy
- Quality statement 3 - Stillbirth awareness and strategies to reduce risk
- Quality statement 4 - Ultrasound during pregnancy
- Quality statement 5 - Change in fetal movements
- Quality statement 6 - Informed decision-making about timing of birth
- Quality statement 7 - Discussing investigations for stillbirth
- Quality statement 8 - Reporting, documenting and communicating stillbirth investigation results
- Quality statement 9 - Bereavement care and support after perinatal loss
- Quality statement 10 - Subsequent pregnancy care after perinatal loss
This clinical care standard describes the care that should be received by pregnant women to reduce their chance of experiencing a stillbirth. It also addresses bereavement care for parents after any form of perinatal loss.
Main sections:
- Stillbirth clinical care standard
- Indicators for local monitoring
- Clinical care standards
- About the stillbirth clinical care standard
- How to use this clinical care standard
- Background: stillbirth
- Quality statement 1 - Stillbirth risk assessment before pregnancy
- Quality statement 2 - Stillbirth risk assessment during pregnancy
- Quality statement 3 - Stillbirth awareness and strategies to reduce risk
- Quality statement 4 - Ultrasound during pregnancy
- Quality statement 5 - Change in fetal movements
- Quality statement 6 - Informed decision-making about timing of birth
- Quality statement 7 - Discussing investigations for stillbirth
- Quality statement 8 - Reporting, documenting and communicating stillbirth investigation results
- Quality statement 9 - Bereavement care and support after perinatal loss
- Quality statement 10 - Subsequent pregnancy care after perinatal loss
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