For Hayley and Liam, having autopsies on their twin boys who died at 21 weeks gave them valuable peace of mind about what caused their deaths. It's hoped new government funding to increase stillbirth autopsies will help other families.
It's that kind of information the government is hoping to provide to more families and researchers through new funding to increase the number of stillbirth autopsies.
State and territory governments will also get $2.2 million as part of joint funding to cover hospital transport costs for stillborn babies who often have to be transported to a centre which has a perinatal pathologist. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the stillbirth rate has remained between seven and eight per 1,000 births for the last 20 years.
"So yes, I think not having enough perinatal to pathologist plays a part, but another large part is in the counselling of families about why an autopsy might be helpful. Ms Kearney said she hoped the creation of perinatal loss coordinators would replicate the models used to walk people through conversations around organ transplants after someone dies.
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