Call the death midwife – Australian Women’s Weekly – July 2016


There is no point beating about the bush. We’re all going to die at some point. And while we can’t do anything to change that, we can take steps to ensure that when the time comes, it is a ‘good death’.

Of course we probably all have different ideas about what a ‘good death’ might look like. But according to the Grattan Institute’s Dying well report, a good death includes elements such as dignity, privacy, access to spiritual or emotional support and a chance to say goodbye.

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