New NHS plan to help pregnant women quit drinking alcohol and smoking NHS England has launched a new plan to help drinkers and smokers who are admitted to hospital to quit. More... Posted 8 January 2019
New support group to open in Scunthorpe for bereaved parents Bereaved parents and their families in Scunthorpe and the surrounding areas, are being invited to a new group that supports... Posted 7 January 2019
Grazia: 'I didn't stop being a mother because my baby died' Bereaved mother J essica Clasby-Monk has shared her story on her baby son, Leo, who died in 2016. Continue reading Posted 5 January 2019
Liverpool Echo: 'You wonder what would they be doing now' - the heartbreaking reality of losing a child Stacey Hughes’ baby son died four days after birth. Stacey contacted Sands which enabled her to get in touch with... Posted 30 December 2018
Gazette and Herald: Fundraiser Annika Dowson receives Sands award Annika Dowson has received a Sands award for her tireless fundraising work and for supporting bereaved parents over the past... Posted 26 December 2018
Sands Helpline opening hours over Christmas The festive season can be an extremely difficult time for anyone who has been bereaved and with so much focus... Posted 20 December 2018
Derby Telegraph: "It can be a very, very lonely world having just lost a baby", says woman who makes 'angel gowns' Hollie Yeomans makes 'angel gowns from donated wedding dresses for stillborn babies. Hollie's baby Isabelle died in October and she... Posted 16 December 2018
Evening Express (Wolverhampton): Gary Barlow on the death of his daughter: "Grief brings me closer to her" Gary Barlow from pop group, Take That, says he wants to be open about the death of his daughter because... Posted 14 December 2018
The Independent: Parents grieving their newborns let down by patchy NHS support, major review warns Sands and Bliss are urging the NHS to improve inconsistent and under-resourced bereavement care for parents and families. Most services... Posted 10 December 2018
Baby Loss Charities Urge NHS To Improve Neonatal Bereavement Care Sands and Bliss have published a joint audit of neonatal units that reveals many services are not set up to... Posted 10 December 2018
ITV News: Football team for grieving fathers wins at Pride of Sport Awards Players at Sands United Football Club were interviewed on Friday 7 December. The interview follows the ‘Team of the Year’... Posted 7 December 2018
Whitchurch Herald: Eddisbury MP Antoinette Sanbach honoured by Sands charity Antoinette Sandbach, MP for Eddisbury, has been named by Sands as one of the volunteers hailed in its #Sands40 anniversary... Posted 6 December 2018
Daily Mail: The Pride of Sport Awards 2018 attracts star power The Sands United football team has won a ‘Team of the Year’ Pride of Sport Award. The awards celebrate the... Posted 6 December 2018
Dorset Echo: Listen to the new charity single by 13-year-old Mersey Moore Mersey Moore has released a song in memory of her stillborn sister Ferrie. The profits from the downloads will be... Posted 5 December 2018
Sands welcomes RCM statement on continuity of carer Sands has welcomed the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) latest continuity of carer statement, which revises the one made in... Posted 3 December 2018