Parents facing the tragedy of stillbirth or the death of their baby will now be able to mourn their loss with "dignity" under changes that will stop employers from cancelling paid parental leave.

Five days after the death of her six-week-old daughter Priya, the heartbroken mother notified her employer of 11 years.

But her anguish was worsened when her workplace cancelled three months of pre-approved paid parental leave.

Meanwhile, her husband Chris was allowed to take his full leave entitlement.

They successfully launched a campaign to overturn the "unfair" rules, garnering more than 32,000 signatures for baby Priya's petition.

Priya's parents joined Workplace Minister Amanda Rishworth at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday to mark changes to the Fair Work Act passing.

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