Australia; QLD
One year of data on stillbirths that occurred in Queensland has shown that in the majority of cases, one or more contributing factors could be identified, and in a third of cases, these factors likely contributed to the death. It also found that seven of the nine deaths to Indigenous mothers had contributing factors identified and, in six of these cases, the contributing factors were considered likely to have contributed to the death. The study identified that the most common contributing factors were related to staff, or women's access and engagement with care. They say areas for improvement mainly relate to the care for women with risk factors for stillbirth, especially antenatal care.
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