PSANZ Clinical Practice Guideline for Perinatal Mortality
The purpose of the guideline is to enable a systematic approach to the investigation and audit of perinatal deaths across Australia and New Zealand and to enhance the provision of appropriate care for parents.
The intended audience for the guideline is clinicians providing care for mothers and newborns in hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, and all other parties with an interest in perinatal mortality audit and research.
The PSANZ-PMG would like to acknowledge the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, SANDS Queensland and SIDS and Kids for providing financial assistance for development of
the initial version of the guideline in 2004.
The guideline has been updated as a collaborative effort between the
PSANZ-PMG and ANZSA.
The most recent version of the guideline is now
available for download below:
Please contact the ANZSA secretariat
for further information.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the following files.
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Chapter 1 - Overview and summary of recommendations
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Chapter 2 - Institutional perinatal mortality audit
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Chapter 3 - Psychological and social aspects of perinatal bereavement
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Chapter 4 - Perinatal post-mortem examination
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Chapter 5 - Investigation of stillbirths
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Chapter 6 - Investigation of neonatal deaths
- Chapter 7 - Perinatal mortality classifications
Please send comments on the guideline to:
Vicki Flenady
PSANZ-PMG Coordinating Centre
Mater Health Services
Phone: +61 7 3163 1592
Fax: +61 7 3163 1588
Email: Vicki.Flenady@mater.org.au