We campaign across the UK to raise awareness of the issues relating to stillbirth and neonatal death, obtain widespread commitment to reducing the number of babies dying, and ensure the right care and support is available at the right time after the death of a baby.
Find out about how we are doing this and how you can support us below.
Pregnancy and Baby Charities Network
As a member of the Pregnancy and Baby Charities Network, Sands has worked collaboratively with 21 other organisations over a number of years to influence policy in order to address inequalities and improve outcomes across the country.
Read more about the network and download our Manifesto here.
Baby Loss Awareness Week
Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place in October every year. It’s an opportunity for parents, their families and friends to acknowledge and remember their precious babies who have died. It is is led by Sands in collaboration with over 60 charities in the UK.
Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity:
- for bereaved parents and families across the world to commemorate their babies’ lives
- to break the silence around pregnancy or baby loss in the UK
- to ensure all bereaved parents in the UK get the best possible care, wherever they live, when they need it
Find out about Baby Loss Awareness Week
Holding the Government to account
We hold the Government to account, for example by monitoring and analysing available data on the numbers of babies dying and tracking this against national targets. Read our news story on how we use data from the Office for National Statistics to do this.
Stay up to date with our campaigns
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