ISA’s mission is to raise awareness and promote global collaboration for the prevention of stillbirth and newborn death
and provision of appropriate respectful care for all those affected

Meet Odessa Wughanga Omanyo, a neonatal clinical instructor and proud board member of the International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA).

The All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2025 took place in Dublin, Ireland and online on 08 April 2025. It featured inspirational speakers on midwifery policy, management and organisation, professional education and new research.

Meet Amanda Ross-White, mother to Nate and Sam, both stillborn in 2007. She works with the next generation of nurses to improve bereavement care for families facing this tragedy.

Meet Amy Bowers, a clinical psychologist and bereaved mother, who is breaking the silence around stillbirth.

Dalitso spoke on how beliefs and practices shape parental mental health after perinatal loss in southern Malawi. Watch the recording now.

The deadline for bid submission is 30 June 2025. We are looking for applications from high-income countries.

Closing the Gaps in Oct 2024; proceedings published in Utah Women’s Health Review

Michelle reflects on "the tour of grief" and shares her story in memory of Elora and Joseph.

ISA's Western Pacific Regional Office is hosting this year's conference. Click below to sign up to get early access.

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

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

What We Do

Global Impact

Global Impact

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

Collaboration

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

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

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.

What We Do

Global Impact

Global Impact

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

Collaboration

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

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

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.