Relevant legislation | Responsibility | Who must be notified | How to notify | More information
Any medical practitioner attending a woman who dies as the result of pregnancy or childbirth, or as the result of any complications arising from this, must report the event to the Executive Director, Public Health.
Relevant legislation
The statutory requirement to notify maternal mortality is specified in Section 336 of the Health Act 1911 (Part XIII).
Responsibility for notification
The medical practitioner attending the woman at the time of death.
Who must be notified
Under the Health Act 1911, the Executive Director, Public Health must be notified.
How to notify
Notification may be made by telephone, fax or mail. A copy of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death would provide the required information.
Certificates are available from:
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Western Australia
Department of Justice
Phone: (08) 9264 1555 (Stores Office)
Notification is due:
As soon as possible.
Notification should be made to:
Executive Director, Public Health
Regulatory Support Unit
Public Health Division
Department of Health
PO Box 8172
Perth Business Centre WA 6849
| Phone: |
(08) 9222 2295 |
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| Facsimile: |
(08) 9222 2322 |
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For more information regarding notification of pregnancy or childbirth related maternal deaths
Contact (08) 9222 2295.
For data relating to deaths of women as a result of pregnancy or childbirth contact the Manager, Maternal and Child Unit, Health Data Collections, Data Integrity, Department of Health on (08) 9222 4262.
