Join a Focus Group - EOI Open

Your opportunity to shape meaningful, woman-centred change in maternity care.

The Every Week Counts program will soon conduct two Consumer Focus Groups centring around ‘Gestational Diabetes’ and ‘Pre-eclampsia screening during pregnancy’ and we need your help in spreading the word.

We are seeking interested participants from all over Australia that fall into the following groups:

- People who have experienced gestational diabetes

- People who have experienced pre-eclampsia

- People with a complication free pregnancy.

The meetings will take place online and those selected to participate will receive an honorarium for their time.

We invite anyone interested in participating to complete an Expression of Interest which can be found here: https://everyweekcounts.com.au/get-involved/

These focus groups will provide an opportunity to share perspectives and help shape the direction, design and delivery of initiatives aimed at safely reducing preterm and early term birth.

Every Week Counts

Many of you already understand the importance of Every Week Counting in your pregnancy, but not everyone who is pregnant does. Be a change maker by sharing this important resource, the Every Week Counts magazine, with your friends, family and wider network.

Raising awareness of the critical issue of premature and early term birth is essential. Together we can drive real change!

Federal Funding for Preterm Birth Prevention

We are thrilled to see the Federal Governments strong commitment to Women, especially funding for maternal healthcare initiatives through the Budget. Nation wide work on preterm birth prevention has been happening with excellent results over the past two years and it’s incredible to see additional funding to reach the remaining hospitals over the next two years.

We were recently involved in the showcase in Canberra for the Breakthrough Collaborative. This was such a marvellous celebration of the work completed to date but also highlighted the work still to be done, especially for our First Nations families.

More information about the seven interventions for the prevention of preterm birth can be found on the Alliance website.