Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (PBB) is a national service providing support and information for expecting mothers and parents, families, and carers of children from birth to five years of age. Healthdirect Australia delivers PBB. This review of the service finds that as currently implemented, PBB does not support government policy directions.

Eliminating weight stigma in maternity care may improve women's pregnancy outcomes and long term maternal and child health. This policy brief outlines evidence-based recommendations for addressing weight stigma in maternity care. Recommendations cover improvements to maternity care settings and healthcare professional attitudes and behaviours.

The Every Moment Matters advocacy campaign aims to support alcohol-free pregnancies and safe breastfeeding practices across Australia. This report quantifies the social, economic, and health outcomes achieved through the campaign. The findings reveal that every dollar invested in the campaign yields substantial benefits delivering an economic return of $9.

This report brings together the latest perinatal mental health screening data from four state and territory health authorities and examines how these vary by maternal characteristics and behaviours, birth settings, and birth outcomes. It also identifies a lack of national data and the report suggests improving data reporting and integration is necessary, especially to support...