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Latest ONS data confirms rise in stillbirth rate

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed today that rates of stillbirth in England and Wales increased in 2021.

Posted 9 August 2022

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Our response to the Women's Health Strategy for England

The Department for Health and Social Care has today published the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England.

Posted 20 July 2022

Marc Harder, National Bereavement Care Pathway Lead at Sands and Kathryn Sansby, Bereavement Midwife at East Lancashire NHS Health Trust

100 NHS Trusts committed to National Bereavement Care Pathway

We are delighted to announce that 100 NHS Trusts in England have now committed to the National Bereavement Care Pathway...

Posted 19 July 2022

Your stories of baby loss

Gemma's story

Our baby was due in March 2020. It was my first pregnancy, and everything was completely fine right up until about 36 weeks, when I developed a liver condition called obstetric cholestasis.

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Sonika's story

"I gave birth painlessly to a sleeping baby boy at 6am on the 13th January 2016. He looked exactly like my eldest daughter, bold and beautiful. We named him Karan."

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Latest updates from Sands

Latest ONS data confirms rise in stillbirth rate

Our response to the Women's Health Strategy for England

100 NHS Trusts committed to National Bereavement Care Pathway

Your stories of baby loss

Gemma's story

Sonika's story

Fundraise for Sands and help support anyone affected by baby loss

London Winter Walk

South Coast Challenge

Thames Path Challenge