Sands is working to improve care of babies and parents:

• during pregnancy
• when a problem is recognised
• when a baby has died

Above all we want to ensure that as few babies as possible die and that parents are spared the pain and grief which follows a baby’s death.

We want to see:

• More research into the medical conditions causing stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

In particular we want to see research into the cases where no cause of a baby’s death is found. This circumstance applies to over 50% of all stillbirths.

• Improvements in medical care, particularly in monitoring, of mothers and babies during pregnancy.

CESDI has assessed that in 45% of all cases of stillbirth different care might have resulted on a different outcome.

When a baby has died, much can be done to ensure that what happens next leaves the parents with as few regrets as possible.

We want to see:

• Better training and dissemination of information to health care professionals about good practice in caring for parents when a baby has died, and in subsequent pregnancies.

The quality of care following a baby’s death can have a lasting impact on the ability of parents to cope with their loss.

• Attention drawn to practice in areas other than health care, which directly affect bereaved parents.

This includes post mortems; registration of a stillbirth or neonatal death; burials and cremations.

Sands is working to improve care of babies and parents:

• during pregnancy
• when a problem is recognised
• when a baby has died

Above all we want to ensure that as few babies as possible die and that parents are spared the pain and grief which follows a baby’s death.

We want to see:

• More research into the medical conditions causing stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

In particular we want to see research into the cases where no cause of a baby’s death is found. This circumstance applies to over 50% of all stillbirths.

• Improvements in medical care, particularly in monitoring, of mothers and babies during pregnancy.

CESDI has assessed that in 45% of all cases of stillbirth different care might have resulted on a different outcome.

When a baby has died, much can be done to ensure that what happens next leaves the parents with as few regrets as possible.

We want to see:

• Better training and dissemination of information to health care professionals about good practice in caring for parents when a baby has died, and in subsequent pregnancies.

The quality of care following a baby’s death can have a lasting impact on the ability of parents to cope with their loss.

• Attention drawn to practice in areas other than health care, which directly affect bereaved parents.

This includes post mortems; registration of a stillbirth or neonatal death; burials and cremations.

Sands Website re-launch: our new site will go online soon..

“He was beautiful; perfect in every way, except he never took his first breath, and we never heard him cry.”

If you are very recently bereaved, the information on our Support Pages may be important for you.

SUPPORT FOR YOU
Sands new leaflet for newly bereaved parents, detailing our services, is available now..

Visit our on-line forum - for anyone affected by the death of a baby.

NEW BOOKS.. - there are new books written by parents about the loss of their baby: view and order Sands books & leaflets here.

You can read personal experiences from bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings by clicking here..

Are you interested in Befriender training? Upcoming dates here.

FUNDRAISING & EVENTS: Sands relies on donations and fundraising to continue to provide the free services we offer.
Find out how you can get involved..

"Emotionally I feel that Sands has helped me so much that now I am in a stage in my life where I can look forward instead of there being no future."
....Sands member and former befriender