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The Department of Internal Affairs and other government agencies have established a new website for parents and whanau who have suffered the death of a child or baby. The website, called Wheturangitia, is a gateway for bereaved families to information including navigating the coronial process, clarifying the rules and entitlements around paid parental leave and funeral grants. The content caters specifically to stillbirth, miscarriage, neonatal death, fetal abnormality and SUDI, or sudden unexpected death of an infant. Kathryn speaks with the manager of Internal Affairs Life Events team, Becky Cassam and the Department's Senior Advisor for Service Innovation, Tim Kong.
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