Daily Mirror: Hundreds of babies die needlessly - and 76 per cent of them may have survived if they had 'different care' A report by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has blamed several factors for the deaths of 1,136 babies... Posted 21 June 2017
BBC News: Reducing baby deaths and brain injuries during childbirth Failure to monitor properly baby heart rates during labour is one reason why some newborns are dying on UK maternity... Posted 21 June 2017
Daily Telegraph: Most baby tragedies could have been prevented with right care, audit finds Three in four newborns who die or are left brain damaged in maternity units might have been saved with the... Posted 21 June 2017
Sands responds to RCOG Each Baby Counts report The death of any baby is profoundly painful for families and for a baby to reach labour at the end... Posted 21 June 2017
Sands launches Safer Pregnancy website Sands’ new Safer Pregnancy website signposts women to evidence-based information around risks in pregnancy and delivers pregnancy messages in an... Posted 20 June 2017
Nursery World: Washing line at landmarks to raise awareness of baby deaths A washing line with 15 babygrows pegged onto it to represent the number of babies that die every day in... Posted 15 June 2017
Mother & Baby: The washing line you need to see: 15 babies a day campaign by Sands Today, all over the UK, washing lines with 15 babygrows hanging from them will pop up all over the UK... Posted 15 June 2017
Sunday Post: ’15 babies a day’ campaign to encourage talk on stillbirth and neonatal death More must be done to tackle the “taboo” subject of baby death, a charity has said. Sands said that while... Posted 15 June 2017
Huffington Post: Baby loss charity visually represents the 15 babies that die every day in the UK A charity has created a poignant visual reminder of how many babies die each day in the UK, to raise... Posted 15 June 2017
The Scottish Sun: Stillbirth and neonatal death charity hang baby grows at Edinburgh Castle and Scottish Parliament for #15babiesaday campaign Sands has hung baby grows at Edinburgh Castle and Scottish Parliament to raise awareness of their #15babiesaday campaign. The charity... Posted 15 June 2017
We're taking to the streets to raise awareness that 15 babies die every day On Thursday 15th June Sands will erect washing lines with 15 baby grows hanging from them, in iconic locations around... Posted 14 June 2017
Thanks to Alliance Pharmaceuticals! We are delighted to announce that one of our Corporate Partners, Alliance Pharmaceuticals, are donating £30,000 to Sands. Posted 14 June 2017
The Sun: Mum’s horror at discovering her ‘healthy’ boy was stillborn at 38 weeks Emma Kedge, 31, was ready for little Oscar’s arrival when a scan just weeks before his due date revealed he... Posted 12 June 2017
Impartial Reporter: Suzanne making sure her son did not die in vain Suzanne Maguire’s baby son Patrick died in April 2015. Suzanne became a local Befriender with Sands in February this year... Posted 11 June 2017
Sands funds four studies worth over £250,000 Sands funds innovative and invaluable research into why babies die and how bereavement care for families can be improved. We... Posted 6 June 2017