Response 495557450

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Introduction

1. What is your name?

Name
Kate Calvo

3. Please tell us whether you are providing a submission as an individual, health professional or on behalf of an organisation

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6. In which State or Territory do you live or does your organisation operate?

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About the document

9. Is the vision appropriate for the Plan?

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10. Is the overarching goal appropriate for the Plan?

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11. Please provide further comment/feedback on the Plan's language, vision, overarching goal; and priority areas? Include identified gaps and any significant strengths and weakness?

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I completely agree there should be more support for parents of stillborn babies as well as more research to reduce numbers. However babies born under 20 weeks must also be considered. They must not fall into the category of a miscarriage. Gestational weeks should not define how a parents loss can be recognised. A baby born under 20 weeks must be treated the same as any other stillborn.

Priority Area 1 - Ensuring high quality stillbirth prevention and care

13. Are the action areas appropriate for Priority Area 1: Ensuring high quality stillbirth prevention and care?

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14. Are the goals appropriate for Priority Area 1: Ensuring high quality stillbirth prevention and care?

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15. Are the implementation tasks appropriate for Priority Area 1: Ensuring high quality stillbirth prevention and care?

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16. Please outline any changes you consider should be made to the existing action areas, goals or implementation tasks that would be relevant to and Priority Area 1: Ensuring high quality stillbirth prevention and care.

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The Sunshine Coast University hospital has a great process for mothers to birth stillborn babies. The midwives themselves have lost their babies which allows them to relate to the parents in a way others cannot. However again babies born under 20 weeks need to be classed as a stillborn. A mother still endures the labour and birth and therefore the baby should be recognised.

Priority Area 2 - Raising awareness and strengthening education

18. Are the action areas appropriate for Priority Area 2 - Raising awareness and strengthening education.

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19. Are the goals appropriate for Priority Area 2 - Raising awareness and strengthening education?

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20. Are the implementation tasks appropriate for Priority Area 2 - Raising awareness and strengthening education?

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Priority Area 3 - Improving holistic bereavement care and community support following stillbirth

23. Are the action areas appropriate for Priority Area 3 - Improving holistic bereavement care and community support following stillbirth?

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24. Are the goals appropriate for Priority Area 3 - Improving holistic bereavement care and community support following stillbirth?

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25. Are the implementation tasks appropriate for Priority Area 3 - Improving holistic bereavement care and community support following stillbirth?

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26. Please outline any changes you consider should be made to the existing action areas, goals or implementation tasks that would be relevant to and Priority Area 3 - Improving holistic bereavement care and community support following stillbirth.

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Plan is good as much more mental care is needed for women following a stillbirth.

Priority Area 4 - Improving stillbirth reporting and data collection

28. Are the action areas appropriate for Priority Area 4 - Improving stillbirth reporting and data collection?

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29. Are the goals appropriate for Priority Area 4 - Improving stillbirth reporting and data collection?

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30. Are the implementation tasks appropriate for Priority Area 4 - Improving stillbirth reporting and data collection?

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31. Please outline any changes you consider should be made to the existing action areas, goals or implementation tasks that would be relevant to and Priority Area 4 - Improving stillbirth reporting and data collection.

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Again please consider including babies born under 20 weeks to ensure the accuracy of stillborn data. An autopsy can still be carried out on babies born under 20 weeks so their data could be useful to assist in reducing rates of stillbirths.

Priority Area 5 - Prioritising stillbirth research

33. Are the action areas appropriate for Priority Area 5: Prioritising stillbirth research?

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34. Are the goals appropriate for Priority Area 5: Prioritising stillbirth research?

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35. Are the implementation tasks appropriate for Priority Area 5: Prioritising stillbirth research?

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