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Article History

Received: 5 September 2025

Accepted: 28 November 2025

First Online: 12 December 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in June 2019 (approval number: HREC/2019/QRBW/47709). The processes used by this HREC to review multi-centre research proposals have been certified by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Informed consent was obtained from all survey and interview participants. Obtaining consent from participants was built into the electronic surveys; on the introductory page, participants were informed that ‘by completing and submitting this survey, you will be indicating your consent to participate’ All interview participants received a participant information sheet withdrawal from the study would not affect their workplace relations. Verbal consent to record and transcribe each interview was obtained before commencing each interview. The study protocol outlining the planned evaluation of the SBB across maternity services in NSW, QLD and VIC has been published [ ].

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests