Past Events

This session from the online ISA Members Present event on the 15th April 2026 features Dr Susannah (Zan) Leisher (co-director of the Utah Stillbirth Center of Excellence) presenting on structural racism and the Black–White disparity in stillbirth rates in New York City. Dr Leisher is an active collaborator with the Stillbirth CRE and serves on […]

The 2025 ‘Waves of Change’ conference will take place on 8–9 August 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Birth and perinatal care’ and will combine the Stillbirth CRE’s Annual National Stillbirth forum and the QLD Maternal Fetal Medicine symposium for 2 days of learning and collaboration. This premier conference will […]

We are pleased to invite you to a full day of learning and collaboration hosted by the Stillbirth CRE as part of the PSANZ Pre-Congress on Friday, 14th March 2025. There are two sessions available across the day.   Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your professional expertise and engage with experts in maternity and newborn care. Session 1: IMPROVE Workshop […]

Join us on Wednesday, 30 October from 4:30pm to 7:00pm (AEST) to connect and learn together, to improve pregnancy care and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families across Australia. The webinar aims to give attendees a better understanding of the historical and contemporary issues that impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

Improving perinatal care Hybrid EventTime & Date: Friday 9th – Sunday 11th August 2024Location: Large Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, PED Building, Gold Coast University HospitalCatering throughout the conference included We are excited to invite you to the Waves of Change Conference which integrates the Annual National Stillbirth Forum and the QLD Maternal Fetal Medicine Symposium. […]

On 17th-18th of June 2021 the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE) held the first ever National Safe Baby Bundle (SBB) Forum. This virtual forum, held across two half days, included presentations, panel discussions, and SBB element workshops highlighting latest best practice recommendations and common implementation challenges across jurisdictions. The Forum was […]

On Wednesday 4 November 2020, the Stillbirth CRE partnered with the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) to officially launch the IMPROVE eLearning module – an online training package designed to support healthcare professionals responding to women and families who have experienced stillbirth, conduct perinatal autopsy and mortality reviews, and communicate with bereaved […]

Ending Preventable Stillbirths: A Renewed Call for Collective Action On Wednesday 21 October 2020, the Stillbirth CRE partnered with UNICEF and WHO for the virtual launch of the first ever global stillbirth estimates report. The event, “Ending preventable stillbirths: A renewed call for collective action”, featured parent and caregiver voices, as well as a discussion […]

The National Stillbirth Webinar Series replaced our annual forum in 2020, which was disrupted by COVID-19. The four-part webinar series (22 July – 12 August 2020) was a huge success with over 600 attendees joining us from all over Australia and Internationally. This webinar series had a strong emphasis on presenting learnings from the challenges […]