May

A new study is published about MRI post mortems - read the full story and Sands' comment in 'Midwives'.  Further coverage:

Reuters news agency

Medical Daily

April

Parents share their stories in a new book, 'How I came to hold you' - click here.  Also in the Peterborough Telegraph, interview with Merry Raymond, one of the mums featured in the book. Click here to read more. 

Walking in PJs across the Humber Bridge - raising money in memory of baby Archie - click here

February

Reading Chronicle highlights fundraiser Kevin Taylor's challenge for Sands.

Report on stillbirth in Wales is launched by the Welsh Assembly. Read parents' experiences and what measures have been recommended to reduce the number of baby deaths:

South Wales Argus

BBC online

Wales online

ITV Wales

Sands comments on the BBC online about induced labour in older mothers, and how it may reduce the risk of stillbirth. Click here to read the article.

January

Sands comments on new stillbirth research relating to fetal growth on Web MD and  in the Huffington Post

Further coverage of Sands' new post mortem consent package in Nursing Times.

Sands' new post mortem consent package is launched - click here to read an in-depth article in the Independent on Sunday

December

Guardian journalist Annalisa Barbieri spends the day with Sands. Read her insight into the charity's work, and how Groups Development Manager Sue Hale got involved with Sands - click here

November

Sands Research and Prevention Manager, Janet Scott, tells the Guardian why stillbirth should be tackled as cot death once was - click here

Norwich Evening News highlights Lights of Love service - click here

The Times and Telegraph report on "chaotic NHS" failing to prevent hundreds of stillbirths - click here

Laura Mongiovi talks to ITV Central about her stillborn son following news that stillbirth rates in the West Midlands are at their lowest for 50 years: click here

October

Daily Record talks to bereaved parents about stillbirth experiences - click here

Read about Scott and Ben Masser's incredible fundraising journey through Iceland: click here 

Birmingham Mail reports on decrease in stillbirth rates in the West Midlands - click here

September

Sports journalist and bereaved father Brian Majoribanks' new book lifts the lid on football journalism, with all proceeds going to Sands. Click here to read more.

More needs to be done to reduce stillbirth rate in Wales - click here to read commentary by Assembly Member Mark Drakeford.

Guardian columnist Annalisa Barbieri answers reader's concerns about being long-ago bereaved - click here

BBC online highlights Oxford dad's CD in memory of stillborn daughter - click here

Walking in memory of Leo to raise funds for Sands - click here

August

The Guardian looks at how family and friends can help parents following a stillbirth - click here

The Sunday Telegraph talks to parents and health professionals about changing attitudes towards stillbirth - click here

The very sad news about Gary and Dawn Barlow's daughter Poppy prompted several press articles about stillbirth:

Sunday Telegraph - click here

Liverpool Echo - click here

Newcastle Journal - click here

BBC Online - click here

Mirror (1) - click here

Mirror (2) - click here

The Sun - click here

Herald (Scotland) - click here

July

Daily Mail talks to four bereaved mums about their 'saviour babies' - click here

Grazia's Olympic torch moment for Sands - click here

Mums get together in Derby to raise awareness and funds for Sands - click here

Friends of grieving mum rally round to raise nearly £800 for Sands - click here

Shoreham mum organises 'story time' to raise money for Sands - click here

June

Imminent Stillbirth Inquiry in Wales is highlighted on BBC online and in the Western Mail.

Women's Institute campaign for more midwives - click here to read the Independent on Sunday's article featuring Sands.

May

Cardiff and Newport Sands open Butterly Room at Royal Gwent Hospital - click here

Sands' fundraiser to carry Olympic torch - click here

Cycling the length of Ireland in memory of daughter - click here

Emotional distress and delays mean parents are turning down post mortems - click here

Charity bike ride for grandad - click here

New research says inducing labour at 40 weeks can help baby survival rates - click here

Dad takes on running challenge in memory of daughter - click here

Double joy for mum after stillbirth - click here

April

Karen's pounding streets of London for pounds - click here

Grieving dad runs in memory of his son - click here
 
Dedicated runners prepare for marathon - click here

Woman's marathon effort in memory of her neice - click here

Son's memory drives duo through the pain of 230 mile run - click here

 

March

Why we must do more to reduce stillbirth rates - Welsh Assembly Member Kirsty Williams speaks out. Click here

Inquiry to examine high rate of stillbirth in Wales - click here

Coventry Sands mum wins outstanding achievement award for helping others. Click here 

February

Fundraisers Allison and Tim Brett talk to the Kent Messenger about their London - Paris bike ride challenge for Sands - click here

Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman meets local Sands group in Scotland - click here

Mums in Scotland share their experiences of stillbirth, as Sands highlights the latest statistics in Scotland - click here

Couple's charity crusade following stillbirth - click here

Bristol Sands donate cold cots to hospital - click here


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

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

Best Magazine (11 January)