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Helen Wilson receives the Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care from Clea Harmer, Chief Executive, Sands

North East midwife wins Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care

A midwife whose exceptional compassion and dedication helped a family through the loss of their baby has been named the...

Posted 8 September 2026

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Bereaved Parents and Families’ Experiences of Care survey: take part

Sands is asking bereaved parents and families to share their experiences of pregnancy, maternity and neonatal care following pregnancy or...

Posted 2 September 2026

Two boys placing a yellow and red rakhi on their sisters resting place

Raksha Bandhan: A love between siblings that continues beyond baby loss – Dimple shares her daughter Mannat’s story

What is Raksha Bandhan? Raksha Bandhan, also known as Rakhi, is a beautiful annual Hindu celebration that honours the special...

Posted 28 August 2026

Stillbirth: “I feel a massive amount of guilt” – Connie’s Story

Connie shares how she and her partner lost their son Freddie in a stillbirth in February 2026 due to issues with her blood pressure and lack of blood pressure management. Connie also shares, how as a mother, she feels a massive amount of guilt for not speaking up more and how battling that guilt has been hard. Today, the couple are pregnant with their rainbow baby, which they are taking as a gift from their little Freddie.

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Multiple losses: “All of our losses were extremely sad” – A Dad’s story

A dad shares how after having their first child he and his wife experienced multiple losses, including a miscarriage at nine weeks of pregnancy, an ectopic pregnancy and one of their twins during a twin pregnancy. They were told it was possible that they could lose their other twin which caused them both anxiety, but they were lucky this didn’t happen and they are now parents to two wonderful boys. Speaking about his losses was when this dad realised just how common pregnancy and baby loss is.

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North East midwife wins Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care

Bereaved Parents and Families’ Experiences of Care survey: take part

Raksha Bandhan: A love between siblings that continues beyond baby loss – Dimple shares her daughter Mannat’s story

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Stillbirth: “I feel a massive amount of guilt” – Connie’s Story

Multiple losses: “All of our losses were extremely sad” – A Dad’s story

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