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Government pledges more support for bereaved mothers
16.05.12The Government has announced today that mothers who suffer a "miscarriage, stillbirth or the death...
Parents rejecting stillbirth post mortems because of delays and emotional distress, says new study
16.05.12A new study published today says emotional distress and a long wait for results are the most common...
New research says induced labour can increase baby survival rates
11.05.12New research published today by Edinburgh University has found that inducing labour for pregnant...
Big cheer for London Marathon runners
23.04.12Sands would like to say a huge congratulations and heartfelt thanks to more than 55 inspirational...
Women’s health services: what do you think?
21.03.12The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is surveying attitudes to women’s...
IMPS Study - Bereaved parents' views needed for new online survey of care in a subsequent pregnancy
21.02.12Improving Care in a Subsequent Pregnancy - researchers at the University of Manchester are seeking...
Department of Work and Pensions agrees to guidance change to ensure bereaved parents receive maternity benefits
08.02.12Sands was extremely concerned last year to hear that some mothers whose babies were stillborn, were...
New statistics released in Scotland show significant decrease in stillbirth and neonatal deaths
01.02.12Statistics for perinatal and infant deaths for Scotland 2010 have been released in a report...
New screening for a rare condition which can cause multiple losses of male babies in late pregnancy
23.01.12A team of doctors from the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children want to raise awareness of how the...
Sands launches major new report at Westminster
23.01.12Wednesday 18th January, saw Sands launch its major new report : Preventing Babies’ Deaths: what...
Stop the Stillbirth Scandal campaign – latest update
08.12.11Following Sands and Grazia’s presentation of our `Stop the stillbirth scandal campaign’ petition to...
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