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The Australian Government is investing $5.3 million to help ensure women carry their babies to full term, avoiding the dangers of premature birth.

The Albanese Labor Government is providing $5.2 million for frontline miscarriage support services to deliver care for women and families who have experienced miscarriage.

The Albanese Labor Government is investing in the health of Australian newborns through a multi-million-dollar research project to enable life-saving interventions.

To mark World Breastfeeding Week the Australian Government is celebrating the success of national campaigns and initiatives to support breastfeeding and give babies the best start in life. Running from 1 to 7 August, the theme for 2024 is 'Breastfeeding support for all'.

The Australian Government is ensuring Australian mums have greater access to best practice primary midwifery care.

The Australian Government has committed $6 million over the next two year to extend vital support to thousands of babies born prematurely.

Members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council have been appointed, bringing together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.

The Australian Government is providing a package of $6.8 million in targeted funding to help ease the grief of stillbirth for bereaved women and families.

The Australian Government continues to support the mental health and wellbeing of new and expectant parents with new funding to expand the National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline.

The Australian Government is investing more than $37 million for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnostic services to increase access and reduce waiting times, as well as launching a new National Awareness Campaign for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Women.

An innovative project to help more Indigenous expectant mothers to give birth on their home country is one of five projects funded through the Australian Government’s $5.5 million investment in the NHMRC Partnership Project scheme.

The Morrison Government is providing $400,000 to fund an extension of the highly regarded Red Nose Hospital to Home Program for a further six months, which provides intensive support to grieving families following the loss of a baby.

Expectant mums will receive additional support on how to stay healthy whilst pregnant, through the Australian Government’s Your Healthy Pregnancy campaign.

Today is Red Nose Day, a day to remember loss and to spread the message to future mothers that the risk of stillbirth and neonatal death can be reduced.

Pregnancy warning labels will be mandatory on alcoholic beverages under recommendations agreed to today by representatives of The Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation.

A media release from The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Acting Minister for Health, announcing a $49.6 million grant opportunity for research into a range of priority health and health system issues.

The Australian Government is investing $3 million through two organisations to improve community education and awareness about stillbirth.

A package of education and awareness measures designed to reduce rates of stillbirth, will soon be available for health professionals and pregnant women across Australia.

Today (9 September) is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day.

The Australian Government has today launched The Australian Breastfeeding Strategy: 2019 and Beyond, backed by a $10 million investment to support, encourage and promote breastfeeding.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt’s interview with Sharri Markson on SKY News where he talked about a transparency system for surgery fees, flu season and the stillbirth report.

A joint media release with Nicolle Flint MP, Federal Member for Boothby about the Australian Government's response to recommendations made by the Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education Report.

Australia is on track for a record number of flu vaccinations in 2019 with an additional 400,000 flu vaccines to be brought into Australia over the coming weeks to meet unprecedented demand.

The Morrison Government is investing almost $92 million to support better health care for all Tasmanians, improving waiting times for elective surgery, boosting mental health and maternity services and increasing cancer diagnosis scans.

The Liberal National Government will today launch the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020-2030 with more than $50 million in funding to improve women’s health in areas such as ovarian cancer and endometriosis.