Read: Guiding Conversations with your health care team when your baby dies
This guide aims to help you think about what is important for you as a parent of your baby, the questions and concerns you have, and to work out what may be right for you.
You are welcome to download this document. We hope this provides comfort and support during this difficult time.
Stillbirth is never planned. Understanding what happens now can make it less overwhelming.
Following the birth of your baby, you will have the choice to spend time with your child and have the option to invite family and friends to meet your much-loved bundle.
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Postnatal care is an important part of your journey and recovery.
Every person’s experience of grief and loss is unique.
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In hospital or on your return home, you may start to focus your attention on organising a funeral or ceremony to honour your child.
In Australia, it is a requirement to register your baby’s birth if the loss was after 20 weeks of pregnancy or weighing more than 400 grams at birth.
Telling close family and friends can be a hard and daunting task following the news of your loss or after the delivery of your baby.
To help you through this time, ask family, friends or close colleagues for help with practical or challenging tasks.