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Babies are dying because of basic gaps in care – Sands response to MBRRACE-UK National Confidential Enquiry into antepartum term stillbirths

Thursday 19 November 2015 A new report, the MBRRACE-UK National Confidential Enquiry into antepartum term stillbirths, suggests improvements in quality...

Posted 19 November 2015

Daily Mail: Up to 600 stillborn babies a year 'are dying needlessly

Janet Scott, Research and Prevention Lead at Sands, comments on avoidable stillbirths ahead of the Confidential Enquiry into antepartum deaths...

Posted 15 November 2015

Sands response to Health Secretary announcement of drive to cut stillbirths and neonatal deaths by half by 2030

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a new ambition to reduce the rate of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths...

Posted 13 November 2015

BBC Breakfast: 'Stillbirth- still a lot more to do' says Chair of Leicestershire Sands

Chair of Leicestershire Sands, Roopal Shah, shared her personal experience as a bereaved mother with BBC Breakfast this morning who...

Posted 13 November 2015

BBC Radio London: Sands comments on the government's commitment to stillbirth reduction

Sands’ Senior Research and Prevention Officer, Charlotte Bevan, also spoke to BBC Radio London about what Sands thinks about this...

Posted 13 November 2015

Leeds Sands and York Sands to host a Service of Gentle Remembrance for anyone whose baby has died

Leeds Sands & York Sands, along with Harrogate Borough Council, will be hosting their 4th Service of Gentle Remembrance for...

Posted 11 November 2015

The Scotsman: Plea issued for Sands volunteers to help grieving parents

Inverness Sands appeal for new volunteers to help them move the Group forward and continue supporting bereaved families in the...

Posted 9 November 2015

Shetland Parents Launch New Sands Group for bereaved families

Thousands of babies tragically die each year. In 2013, 5712 babies were stillborn or died soon after birth in the...

Posted 5 November 2015

Appeal for volunteers from Inverness Sands

Inverness Sands is one of UK Sands local support groups which play an enormous part in supporting anyone affected by...

Posted 4 November 2015

TV Times: EastEnders star Davood Ghadami talks about his recent storyline portraying a bereaved father

EastEnders star Davood Ghadami talks to TV Times about Kush’s devastating recent storyline during which he and Shabnam lost their...

Posted 4 November 2015

Sands helps Hollyoaks with upcoming stillbirth storyline

Sands has recently been working with Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks on an ongoing storyline which sadly sees character Mercedes McQueen’s...

Posted 3 November 2015

BBC Radio Essex: Sands welcomes MP's call to improve bereavement care in hospitals

Will Quince, the MP for Colchester, will today call for dedicated bereavement suites to be made available in every NHS...

Posted 2 November 2015

Invitation to bereaved families to take part in NHS maternity review

Friday 6th November, Manchester / Friday 20th November, London An independent review of NHS maternity services in England is underway...

Posted 28 October 2015

The Sun: Lily Allen speaks about a song she wrote for her baby son who died in 2010

Singer Lily Allen has revealed that the song she wrote for the film Pan is in memory of her baby...

Posted 28 October 2015

OK online: Lily Allen reveals she wrote a song in memory of her baby son

Singer Lily Allen has spoken about a recent song she has written in memory of her baby son who died...

Posted 28 October 2015

Babies are dying because of basic gaps in care – Sands response to MBRRACE-UK National Confidential Enquiry into antepartum term stillbirths

Daily Mail: Up to 600 stillborn babies a year 'are dying needlessly

Sands response to Health Secretary announcement of drive to cut stillbirths and neonatal deaths by half by 2030

BBC Breakfast: 'Stillbirth- still a lot more to do' says Chair of Leicestershire Sands

BBC Radio London: Sands comments on the government's commitment to stillbirth reduction

Leeds Sands and York Sands to host a Service of Gentle Remembrance for anyone whose baby has died

The Scotsman: Plea issued for Sands volunteers to help grieving parents

Shetland Parents Launch New Sands Group for bereaved families

Appeal for volunteers from Inverness Sands

TV Times: EastEnders star Davood Ghadami talks about his recent storyline portraying a bereaved father

Sands helps Hollyoaks with upcoming stillbirth storyline

BBC Radio Essex: Sands welcomes MP's call to improve bereavement care in hospitals

Invitation to bereaved families to take part in NHS maternity review

The Sun: Lily Allen speaks about a song she wrote for her baby son who died in 2010

OK online: Lily Allen reveals she wrote a song in memory of her baby son

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