The Federal Government is seeking advice on covering the cost of stillbirth autopsies in an attempt to prevent further deaths
Australia’s stillbirth rate has not dropped in two decades and the government is discussing the possibility of adding stillbirth autopsies as a new Medicare item, providing $4,000 per autopsy.
The funding could provide an answer for up to 50 per cent of cases involving stillbirth or congenital abnormalities leading to death.