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Sands in the news 2012
January
Sands' Research Manager Janet Scott speaks to the Scottish press following the release of new stillbirth and neonatal death statistics in Scotland:
Scottish Daily Mail - click here
Scotsman - click here
Local MPs show their support for Sands, following the launch of Preventing Babies' Deaths: what needs to be done:
Photos will anchor parents' grief - click here
Annette Brook MP joins battle to cut baby deaths - click here
MP gives his backing to bid to prevent stillbirths - click here
MP attends reception - click here
Penny asks for more research - click here
Tiverton MP backs baby death prevention charity - click here
Warrington South MP backs campaign to prevent baby deaths - click here
Eltham MP calls for more action on ignored tragedy of stillbirth - click here
MP Jim Fitzpatrick backs Sands' bid to reduce stillbirth rates in UK - click here
Widespread coverage has been generated following the launch of Sands' new report at Westminster:
BBC Radio 5 live breakfast (40:34) - click here
ITN news
Guardian - click here
The Sun
Independent - click here
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mirror - click here
LBC Radio
Nursing Times - click here
Midwives - click here
MIDIRS - click here
Interviews with Sands' spokespeople and parents were also broadcast across the country throughout the day, on both BBC and independent local radio stations:
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio London
BBC Solent
BBC Humberside
BBC Birmingham
BBC Manchester
BBC Somerset
BBC OXford
BBC Essex
BBC Bristol
BBC Cambridge
BBC Sheffield
BBC Hereford & Worcester
BBC Three Counties
BBC Stoke
BBC Leicester
Real Radio
Bristol Evening Post highlights charity fundraising ball in honour of baby Angel
Sands in the news 2011
Please see below some of Sands' recent media coverage:
December
Isle of Wight County Press highlights the 17 exhibition with local mum, Ellen Bond
Read coverage in the Guardian about John Kemp's 17 exhibition which debuted in London this week
Bereaved dad Simon Buckley explains how stilllbirth breaks fathers' hearts too in the Daily Mail
Lights of Love Service features in Liverpool media: click here
November
Raising awareness of stillbirth and support from Sands, Sarah Sanderson and Daniel Knott talk to the Blackpool Gazette about their son Charlie - click here
Spectacular Christmas lights raise money for Sands:
The Sun - click here
Daily Mail - click here
Leicestershire Sands' remembrance service brings comfort to bereaved parents - click here
Sands' fundraisers launch CD - click here
October
Sands' new booklet - When a baby dies before labour begins - is launched:
Midwives - click here
A new study reveals a clear link between the H1N1 flu virus and stillbirth. See below for articles and news reports on 19 October:
BBC Radio 5 Live - click here
Top News US - click here
Zee News (India) - click here
Nursing Times - click here
Visit Bulgaria - click here
BBC online - click here
Independent - click here
Sky News - click here
Midwives - click here
Daily Mail - click here
Read Edyta Weronska and her partner Aston's moving story about their son Charlie, and how his death spured her on to start a new Sands group for Newcastle and Gateshead: click here
Read about fundraisers David and Angela Rylance and their amazing Kilimanjaro challenge - click here
New memorial garden opens in Boston - click here
Global 'Wave of Light' and special remembrance services mark Baby Loss Awareness Week:
Click Liverpool - click here
Falkirk Herald - click here
Isle of Wight County Press - click here
Coleraine Times - click here
September
Isle of Wight Sands joins forces with local hospital for annual remembrance service. Click here
Sands' fundraiser Simon Shepherd is interviewed by BBC1 after completing the Great North Run. Click here and the clip is 3h 25m into the broadcast.
British Journal of Midwifery - Judith Schott, Improving Bereavement Care Manager at Sands, explains why medical staff should take care when identifying the sex of a baby. Click here
MP calls for end to stillbirth tragedies. Click here to read his views.
Running the tube lines: Stephen Wright completes his challenge. Click here
August
Gaby Logan speaks to Judith Schott and two mums from the 17 exhibition on Channel 5's 'The Wright Stuff Extra'. Click here and go to the broadcast from Tuesday, 30 August
ITV's 'This Morning' talks to Dr Chris Steele and Vannesa Thatcher about the shortage of midwives in UK hopsitals: click here
July
Running the tube lines for Sands. Read Stephen Wright's story in the Mirror: click here
ThinkBaby.co.uk highlights '17' and Sands stillbirth petition: click here
Daily Mail features '17' exhibition: click here
Bedford schoolgirls raise more than £3,500 for Sands: click here
June
Daily Mail reporter Lucy Elkins calls for stillborn babies to have their own inquests: click here
Sands' response to research which links sleeping positions to stillbirth was featured in the following publications:
BBC online (14 June) - click here
Sun (14 June) - click here
Daily Mail (14 June) - click here
Scotsman (14 June) - click here
Daily Record (14 June) - click here
May
BBC Radio Ulster (31 May) - click here
Bella (31 May)
Womans Own (30 May)
Eastern Daily Press (26 May) - click here
Scotsman (21 May) - click here
BBC Radio Birmingham (18 May)
Crewe Chronicle (18 May) - click here
Grazia (16 May) - click here
Daily Express (15 May) - click here
Sunderland Echo (13 May) - click here
Mirror (11 May) - click here
Royal College of Midwives news (May) - click here
MIDIRS Midwifery News (May) - click here
April
Below are some of the highlights of the media coverage achieved following The Lancet Report, published on Thursday 14 April:
BBC Breakfast TV (14 April) - live interview with Judith Schott and Sam Baker - 6.40 am
BBC Radio 4 Today (14 April) live interview with Judith Schott - 7.18 am, and Alice Pullen
BBC Radio 5 Live (14 April) live interview with Judith Schott - 7.39 am
Sky News (14 April) live interview with Judith Schott - 3.30 pm
BBC Evening News (14 April) pre-recorded interview with Judith Schott - 6.00 pm and 10.00 pm
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat (14 April) - click here
ITN News (14 April) - interviews with Neal Long 1.00 pm and 6.00 pm and Penny List
BBC Radio London - Gaby Roslin interviews Julie Taylor 8.20am
BBC East Midlands TV (14 April) - interview with Steve and Sue Hale 5.30 pm
Channel 5 news (14 April) - interview with Katie Wilkinson
Metro Radio (14 April) - live interview with Louise Walton
BBC West Midlands - live interview with Janet Scott 5.10 pm
BBC Radio Nottingham (14 April) interview with Steve Hale 7.30 am
BBC Radio Merseyside (14 April) interview with Sue Hale - 6.40 am
BBC Radio Lincolnshire (14 April) interview with Janet Scott
BBC Radio Good Morning Scotland (14 April) interview with Marion Currie 7.45 am
Radio Forth (14 April) - interview with Marion Currie
LBC (London) (14 April) interview with Steve Hale 8.45 am
Sky News (14 April)
BBC Online (14 April) - click here
The Times - (14 April)
The Daily Mirror (14 April)
Daily Express (14 April) - click here
The Guardian (14 April) - click here
The Scotsman (14 April) - click here
The Independent (14 April) - click here
Metro (14 April) - click here
Daily Mail (14 April) - click here
The Herald (14 April) - click here
Nursing Times (14 April) - click here
Press Association (14 April)
BBC Radio Leeds (11 April) - click here
Daily Record (2 April) - click here
Kent Messenger (1 April) - click here
The Practising Midwife (1 April)
March
Hallam FM - (30 March)
Sheffield Star (31 March) - click here
Leicester Mercury - click here
Portsmouth News (28 March) - click here
Yorkshire Post (25 March) - click here
Daily Mail (17 March) - click here
Hampstead and Highgate Express (19 March) - click here
Peterborough Evening Telegraph (17 March) - click here
Nursing Standard (16 March) - click here
Peterborough Evening Telegraph (11 March) - click here
February
Sunday Post ( 27 February) - click here
Inside Out (14 February)
The Baby Website (10 February) - click here
BBC Radio 5 Live - Nicky Campbell show (9 February)
BBC Radio 5 Live - Gabby Logan show (8 February)
BBC Breakfast News (8 February)
The Daily Telegraph (8 February) - click here
Daily Mail (8 February) - click here
Daily Express (8 February) - click here
BBC Radio Jersey (8 February)
BBC Radio Wiltshire (8 February)
Channel 5 News (7 February)
Daily Mail (7 February) - click here
Daily Mail (7 February) - click here
The Independent (7 February) - click here
The Mirror (7 February) - click here
BBC Radio Lincolnshire (7 February)
BBC Radio Northamptonshire (7 February)
BBC Radio Berkshire (7 February)
BBC Surrey & Sussex (7 February)
BBC Radio London (7 February)
BBC News online (4 February) - click here
BBC Surrey & Sussex (4 February)
BBC Surrey & Sussex (4 February, morning show)
The Practising Midwife (1 February)
January
Scotsman (25 January) - click here
BBC news online (17 January) - click here
BBC Radio Cornwall (17 January)
Daily Mail (17 January) - click here
Sunday Mercury (16 January) - click here
Birmingham Mail (16 January) - click here
The Mirror (6 January) - click here
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