| Title: |
Research priorities for stillbirth in Australia: outcomes of a national priority setting partnership |
| Authors: |
Tindal, K; Boyle, F; Andrews, C; Astell, C; Yelland, J; McIntyre, S; Jenkinson, B; Seeho, S; Davies-Tuck, M; Stuart-Butler, D; Middleton, P; Ellwood, D; Gordon, A; Flenady, V |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Griffith University: Griffith Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Reproductive medicine; Midwifery |
| Description: |
Background: Stillbirth research priorities for Australia were identified in 2015. A renewed priority setting exercise identified current research priorities to address the national burden of stillbirth. Methods: Bereaved parents, healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community-based support organisations participated in this priority setting partnership. Using a modified James Lind Alliance approach, proposed research questions were collated, refined and reviewed against existing evidence, with participants ranking their top ten research questions. Twenty-six key stakeholders at an in-person forum then determined the top research priorities. Results: Consultations were attended by 243 participants, representing over 30 community and professional organisations, 219 participated (48% with lived experience of stillbirth) in the prioritisation survey. In the final prioritisation forum 25 research questions were prioritised, and six overarching priority areas identified: (1) Determine the causes of, and pathways that lead to stillbirth; (2) Identify and implement strategies to prevent stillbirth; (3) Build the capacity of health services and systems; (4) Understand and improve care for families after perinatal loss; (5) Ensure culturally safe and responsive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families; and (6) Ensure culturally safe and responsive care for families of migrant and refugee background. Conclusion: This process identified a relevant stillbirth research agenda to improve outcomes for women and families in Australia. ; Full Text |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth; Tindal, K; Boyle, F; Andrews, C; Astell, C; Yelland, J; McIntyre, S; Jenkinson, B; Seeho, S; Davies-Tuck, M; Stuart-Butler, D; Middleton, P; Ellwood, D; Gordon, A; Flenady, V, Research priorities for stillbirth in Australia: outcomes of a national priority setting partnership, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026, 26 (1), pp. 94; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/The University of Queensland_NHMRC/2006523; The University of Queensland_NHMRC; https://hdl.handle.net/10072/441270 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12884-025-08552-6 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10072/441270; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08552-6 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ; © The Author(s) 2025. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. ; open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.EE4E2A36 |
| Database: |
BASE |