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Ms Fiona O’Shannessy

Ms Fiona O’Shannessy
Ms Fiona O’Shannessy

Perinatal Post-mortem Facilitator, Clinical Midwife Specialist

Awabakal. Ms Fiona O’Shannessy

Fiona O’Shannessy is a Clin­i­cal Mid­wife Spe­cial­ist work­ing for the Peri­na­tal Post-mortem Ser­vice. She has been a prac­tis­ing mid­wife for over 35 years. Her expe­ri­ence in remote and region­al Aus­tralia has taught her the impor­tance of hav­ing ded­i­cat­ed clin­i­cians as a point of con­tact for bereaved fam­i­lies who are con­sid­er­ing or have con­sent­ed to a peri­na­tal post-mortem.

She believes strong­ly in edu­ca­tion and enjoys trav­el­ling to region­al hos­pi­tals to meet and sup­port col­leagues. She hopes to increase the con­fi­dence and knowl­edge clin­i­cians have when under­tak­ing con­ver­sa­tions with fam­i­lies con­sid­er­ing a peri­na­tal post-mortem.

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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap

NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap
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