Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard

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