Informed Pregnancy
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A Safer Pregnancy through Information, Research and Awareness
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Reducing Preventable Stillbirths

[ This image is from the Still Aware website (used with permission) ]

For decades we have been too scared to mention the possibility of stillbirth (or any death of a baby) to expectant parents. But it is in talking about it, we open up awareness and create a space for the evidence-based practices that we know can help prevent stillbirth and can empower expectant parents to ask questions and advocate for their baby/babies.

There is work and research being undertaken worldwide, looking to see a reduction in stillbirths because sadly we know that there are some stillbirths that could be prevented.

• The Australian Stillbirth CRE (Centre for Research Excellence) launched their Safer Baby Bundle in 2019 to reduce the number of preventable stillbirths across the country.  Click here for information in 23 languages.
  
• PUSH Empowered Pregnancy - a US resource/website with information and resources; they're on a mission to end preventable stillbirth and they're not taking no for an answer!
• Sands UK - Safer Pregnancy: straight-talking good advice for pregnant women (and pregnant people)

What information is helpful to know if you are pregnant and worried about stillbirth?

Sleep On Side When Baby's Inside

Your Baby's Movements Matter

Trusting Your Intuition

Pregnancy Myths We're Still Hearing


~~ Special thanks to Still Aware for their generosity in sharing this important information ~~

The Safer Pregnancy site has been developed by Sands UK. Stillbirth is the death of an unborn baby at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy. It happens in around 1 in 230 pregnancies in the UK.

While stillbirth is a difficult subject for pregnant women and their partners to think about, Sands knows that many parents do not realise it remains a possibility until their baby dies
https://saferpregnancy.org.uk/