The International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA)

The International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA) connects clinicians, researchers, and families from around the world to end preventable stillbirths and neonatal deaths

Waiting for Mwezi

Please consider donating to ISA to allow us to support mothers like Treasure.

World Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

A time dedicated to breaking the silence on the grief parents endure through the loss of a child. Please view these important videos.

International Survey of Perinatal Death Education

A survey among healthcare students and providers. A SAWG joint project led by Monash University’s Dr Keeth Mayakaduwage Click below to take the survey.

Gentle Ways to Honor and Cherish Your Baby’s Memory

NEW SAWG Blog post from ISA board member Nonkululeko Shibuya. Click here to read the post.

Survey for parents

Dr. Kremkow started researching bereavement care to honor her stillborn daughter Julianna. To participate in the study click below.

A Global Advocacy and Implementation Guide in French

The Global Guide has now been translated into French! Click here to view and download.

ISA Members Present on 19 November at 4 pm CEST

Margaret Murphy will present on pregnancy following stillbirth, couples' experiences and care needs.

Preventing and Addressing Stillbirths Along the Continuum of Care

Billie and Margaret, both ISA board members, present at the Virtual International Day of the Midwife. Watch the recording on YouTube

Making Meaning in Loss

How donating my baby's breast milk helped me stay connected to Mackena

Updated Guidelines Available Now

The guideline is available online. All resources and appendices are available at the end of each section

We are an alliance of member organisations and individual supporters

The ISA, established in 2003, is an alliance of over 50 member organisations and individual supporters on every continent.

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We create meaningful connections around the world

We connect families, researchers and clinicians through conferences, working groups, workshops, shared stories…

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Your Stories

Parent voices are crucial to our work. Post your story or memorial message on the ISA website or read what other bereaved families shared.

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What We Do

Global Impact

We seek partnerships on every continent to implement our mission of ending preventable deaths and ensuring respectful care.

Collaboration

We connect clinicians, researchers, and parents on a global level to improve standards of care within individual regions.

Saving Lives

We provide a unifying location for stillbirth prevention through research, clinical practice, and bereavement support. We hope to save lives and eliminate preventable stillbirth.

Data Driven

We support research, providing a central location for researchers from around the world to share their latest findings. Our goal is to unify resources to save babies.