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2024 Joint Stillbirth Foundation Australia & Stillbirth CRE - Research Grant Scheme

2023 SFA and Stillbirth CRE Research Grants - Scheme now CLOSED

The Endometrial Origins of Stillbirth - Participants Needed

The Endometrial Origins of Stillbirth - Participants Needed

Breaking the silence: Amplifying public awareness of stillbirth in Australia

Prevention of stillbirth remains one of the greatest challenges in modern maternity care. Despite this, public awareness is low and silence is common within families, the community and even healthcare professionals.

Clinical practice guidelines for perinatal bereavement care

High quality perinatal bereavement care is critical for women and families following stillbirth or newborn death.

Tertiary education Regarding Stillbirth 4 Student Midwives (TEARS 4 SMs)

Undergraduate education for midwives in the area of stillbirth may be lacking.

My baby's movements

Development of a mobile phone app focused on monitoring a baby’s kicks and increasing a mother’s awareness of their baby’s movement in the late stages of pregnancy.

Core Outcomes in Stillbirth (COSTIL) Project

Development of standardised common outcome set that can be implemented across all clinical research in the field of prevention of stillbirth.

Maternal ethnicity and disparities in stillbirth in Victoria

A study into whether maternal country of birth is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth among pregnant women in Victoria.

Is placental ageing the key to predicting and preventing stillbirth?

A study into biochemical markers in a pregnant mother’s bloodstream that may indicate an aging placenta. 

The economic impacts of stillbirth in Australia

This study sheds light on the nature and scale of impacts associated with stillbirth. 

Information and communication about autopsy following stillbirth

Responsive care for bereaved parents who are making a decision on their stillborn baby’s autopsy.

Providing meaningful care for families experiencing stillbirth: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

An exploration of the meaningfulness of non-pharmacological care for bereaved families impacted by stillbirth.

Anxiety and acceptability related to participation in stillbirth research

Assessment of anxiety levels of healthy pregnant women participating in stillbirth research.

The Role of Infection and Inflammation in Stillbirths

An investigation of risk factors associated with stillbirths and their possible contribution to dysregulation of inflammatory responses to infections that could trigger the physiological responses leading to fetal loss.

Sleep position, fetal growth restriction, and late-pregnancy stillbirth: the Sydney stillbirth study

A study aimed at identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for late-pregnancy stillbirth.

The Role of Human Cytomegalovirus in Stillbirth

Investigating viral causes of stillbirth.

Identifying pregnancies at high risk of fetal growth restriction and stillbirth

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) can reflect a clinical situation where the placenta is working poorly and is strongly associated with stillbirth risk.

Creatine supplementation during pregnancy

Creatine has many actions likely to benefit the fetus and newborn, because pregnancy is a state of heightened metabolic activity, and the placenta is a key source of free radicals of oxygen and nitrogen.

Major risk factors for stillbirth in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review shows that a large proportion of stillbirths in high-income countries are attributable to risk factors that are fully or partly avoidable.

Free foetal DNA, Placental Apoptosis and the Predication of Late Stillbirth

Investigating fetal death as a result from a catastrophic failure of the placenta maturing beyond its lifespan.

Assessing the reporting of stillbirths in population data: trends and recurrence

This study aimed to link the information captured about stillbirths through several population-based datasets.

Assessing the reporting of stillbirths in population data: trends and recurrence

Identifying sub-groups of women at increased risk of stillbirth through several population-based datasets. 

Maternal sleep health and fetal outcomes

The study found that fetuses of women with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea were more likely to experience impaired fetal growth in late pregnancy.