Australia’s first ever dedicated, federal miscarriage funding

Frustratingly, I’ve been very quiet for many months thanks to Covid, Long Covid and related heart issues. This has been really difficult to process, because being engaged with all of my work in the perinatal loss space is how I mother our babies. It has been pretty heartbreaking not being able to have a tangible connection to Charlie and Sophia. I’ve had no choice though – the only way for me to get better has been to rest, rest, rest.

But I can’t stay quiet tonight!

Thanks to my colleagues at the Early Pregnancy Loss Coalition and the EPLC’s 13 member organisations, tonight we have achieved a Federal Budget pledge for miscarriage educational materials, support services and investigations into national miscarriage data collection. The funding includes $7 million over four years for miscarriage education and resources, and bereavement support services. This will support up to 150,000 Australian families affected by early pregnancy loss each year.

This is Australia’s first ever dedicated, federal funding. It provides recognition and validation to so many Australian families.

I’m working hard on recovering so I can leap back into my work, and help to achieve more amazing results like tonight.