A joint webinar with MARCH at LSHTM and International Stillbirth Alliance.
Every day, more than 5,000 women around the world endure the heartbreaking experience of stillbirth. Many of these tragedies seem to happen suddenly or without reason – leaving millions of mothers shocked, traumatised and grieving, asking questions that will never be answered.
However, most stillbirths are preventable when women have access to timely, high-quality care during pregnancy and childbirth. And when a stillbirth does occur, there are many measures health care practitioners can take to support affected women and their families, through compassionate care and accurate documentation of the event. Counting every stillbirth is critical not only to honour the dignity of bereaved parents by providing clarity, closure and the answers they deserve, but they also hold the power to prevent future stillbirths.
This webinar will provide an overview of UNICEF’s recently published report ‘Standing up for Stillbirth: Current estimates and key interventions’ and be followed-up be a panel discussion including key stakeholders with an aim to:
- Reflect on the report’s findings
- Discuss potential next steps
Chair
Hannah Blencowe, LSHTM
Speakers
- Lucia Hug, UNICEF
- Dr Hema Magge, Gates Foundation
- Dr Tracey Mills, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Tracey Mills is a midwife and Reader in Maternal and Newborn Health at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. She has a strong reputation in applied maternal and newborn health research, tackling challenges in access, quality and equity in pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care using a range of methodologies from qualitative research to clinical trials. Her recent focus has been in global prevention of stillbirth and neonatal death, promoting respectful bereavement care and improving postnatal care in the highest burden settings. Tracey also has extensive experience of developing research capacity with a focus on midwives and nurses and leads bereavement care workstreams and capacity strengthening strategy for the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Prevention and Management of Stillbirth and Neonatal death in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Nonkululeko Shibula, International Stillbirth Alliance
- Prof Elizabeth McClure, RTI
- Dr Paula Quigley, International Stillbirth Alliance
- Dr. Sarah Saleem, Community Health Sciences, lead for the Pakistan site in PURPOSE study
Moderators
- Prof Rakhi Dandona, Public Health Foundation of India
- Dr Susannah Leisher, Co-Director, University of Utah Stillbirth Center of Excellence, Co-Chair, Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group
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