The federal government will provide $3.2 million across the next four years to Red Nose Australia to deliver the ‘Healing Through Community’ project, supporting families through stillbirth and miscarriage.
Each year in Australia, more than 110,000 families experience the heartbreak of stillbirth or miscarriage.
Healing Through Community resources support stillbirth and miscarriage bereavement care services for First Nations families, multicultural families, refugee and migrant communities, women and families living in rural and remote areas, and women younger than 20 years.
The project was co-designed with health professionals and communities to ensure culturally safe and practical resources.
It provides referral pathways for women, tools for local and national support, and video stories from people with lived experience.
More than 50 organisations nationally have received early access to the video suite.
These include Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, Birthing on Country programs, refugee health services, youth organisations, hospitals, and professional bodies.
The resources and videos have recently been endorsed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Additional resources include referral flyers available in 10 languages and adapted for First Nations families and birth acknowledgement cards which record gestation, gender and culturally appropriate information.
