Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place every year between 9th and 15th October and gives:
• Bereaved parents, their family and friends the opportunity to unite with others globally to commemorate their baby’s lives.
• Those affected by baby loss, charities and other organisations the opportunity to raise awareness about pregnancy and baby loss in the UK.
• Charities, supporters and other organisations the opportunity to drive improvements in the bereavement care and support available for those affected.
Local girl, Bethany Jackman, is walking 310,000 steps in October for Sands and helping to break the silence around baby loss. Your gift will help bereaved families and support research into lowering the number of babies dying every day. So whether you donate £5 or £500, every little bit helps. Thank you for your support.
To donate please go to: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1206904146453372/?fundraiser_source=external_url
Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.
Sands provides bereavement support services both nationally, through its Freephone helpline, mobile app, online community and resources, and locally, through a UK-wide network of around 100 regional support groups.
Sands works in partnership with health care professionals, trusts and health boards and offers a range of training programmes and bereavement care resources to ensure that every bereaved parent and family receives the best possible care wherever they are in the UK.
Sands supports and promotes research to better understand the causes of baby deaths and save babies’ lives. The charity also raises awareness of baby loss and works with governments, key influencers and other stakeholders to make reducing the number of babies dying a priority nationally and locally.
Over the past 40 years Sands has grown into a national charity with a powerful vision, to create a world where fewer babies die, shared by dedicated volunteers, fundraisers, members, donors, healthcare professionals, partners, staff and bereaved parents and families.