Ending preventable stillbirths among migrant and refugee populations

Yelland, Jane; Riggs, Elisha; Szwarc, Josef; Brown, Stephanie J

doi:10.5694/mja2.50199

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Engaging migrant communities and health professionals is critical for addressing disparities in preventable stillbirth

1 Intergenerational Health Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC
2 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
3 Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, Melbourne, VIC

Correspondence: Jane.Yelland@mcri.edu.au

Acknowledgements:

We acknowledge the support of the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Jane Yelland is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Translating Research into Practice Fellowship (2018–2019). Stephanie Brown is supported by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (2016–2020).

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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