About us

Still Aware is committed to raising awareness of the very real and confronting statistics of stillbirth in Australia, and to working towards the end of preventable stillbirth. We educate clinicians, mothers, families, and the wider community about stillbirth prevention and promote open communication. We encourage and support honest dialogue around the realities of loss in order to break the silence and taboo that continue to surround stillbirth.

We are dedicated to sharing evidence-based research and actively advocate for stillbirth to remain a priority within national policy. Still Aware works in collaboration with leading researchers to review and report on clinical practices proven to reduce stillbirth internationally, yet which remain unavailable to many Australian families.

Still Aware is Australia’s first and only not-for-profit organisation solely focused on stillbirth awareness. Every donation directly supports education and awareness initiatives that drive meaningful change. Supporters can take confidence in knowing that every dollar they contribute goes directly towards activities that help protect babies and bring visibility to the hundreds of thousands who are born still each year in Australia.

Stillbirth Awareness + Education = Action = Prevention

At Still Aware our focus is to bring about much needed awareness to the tragic event of a baby born still.

  • Every year more than 2000 babies are born still in Australia.

  • Daily 6 babies are born still in Australia…that’s one baby and one family affected, every 5 hours.

  • For every baby that dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), 35 are stillborn in Australia  [1]

Still Aware was formed by mother to a baby born still, at 9 months in South Australia. Alfie Foord-Heath was born without breath on February 12, 2014. With no rhyme or reason for the death of this healthy baby girl, her mother and father – under the guidance of the Still Aware Board and Clinical Advisory Board, with your help – seek to change how we talk about stillbirth prior to the tragedy, educating for awareness and raising awareness for prevention.

 [1] Stillbirth in Australia, n.d.