Facts & Figures
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1 in 140 babies are stillborn in Australia each year
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1 in 4 pregnancies end in a loss
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On average, 6 babies are stillborn daily in Australia
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The number of babies born stillborn is higher than the national road toll
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The number of babies stillborn each year is only slightly less than men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer.
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Since the commencement of the program in 2002, we have distributed over 30,000 teddy bears to bereaved families.
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Many of these families the program has supported either personally or through our 1800 number, website, online support groups and email.
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The program is offered in every maternity hospital across Australia.
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The program is the original bear giving bereavement support program in Australia.
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We support research into stillbirth and works closely with the Stillbirth Foundation Australia.


