Issue 21 - Spring 2016

NEWS
Sands
Lincoln Sands together with the Lincoln County
Hospital Chaplaincy & Bereavement Service are
proud to be hosting a Baby Remembrance Day
on Saturday 18th June 2016 at the Lincoln County
Hospital Chapel from 1pm to 4pm.
Lincoln Sands Memorial Garden
Family support at a Baby Remembrance Day
Sands is the stillbirth and
neonatal death charity. We
operate throughout the UK,
supporting anyone affected by
the death of a baby, working
to improve the care bereaved
parents receive, and promoting
research to reduce the loss of
babies’ lives.
Sands was founded in 1978
by a small group of bereaved
parents devastated by the
death of their babies, and by the
total lack of acknowledgement
and understanding of the
significance and impact of their
loss.
Although the UK’s stillbirth
rate has fallen slightly in recent
years, it remains unacceptably
high. In 2013, over 5700 babies
died just before, during or soon
after birth. That’s over 100
babies every week. In the UK:*
• one in every 216 births was a
stillbirth
• one in every 370 babies died
within the first 4 weeks of life
*Data from the Office for
National Statistics, 2015
Research in The Lancet medical
journal showed the UK has a
poor stillbirth record compared
with similar high-income
nations: whereas other countries
have reduced their stillbirth
rates significantly in recent
years, in the UK rates have
barely changed in 15 years.
Sands has a long-standing
history of providing support to
anyone affected by the loss of
a baby, and of working with
health professionals to improve
the care offered to bereaved
families. We are also committed
to ensuring that fewer parents
have to experience the tragedy
of their baby dying, through
funding research into stillbirth
causes and prevention.
UK Sands has over 100 local
groups offering support to
parents, both emotional and
practical. Lincoln Sands
provides this in different
ways. We can offer one to
one support with specially
trained Befrienders, telephone
and email contact and the
opportunity to meet and talk
to other bereaved parents at
support meetings.
This special day will allow
us all to acknowledge how
deep and profound the loss
of a child can be and offer
support, encouragement, hope
and to improve the quality of
bereavement care for parents.
For further info: T: 01522 693398 E: lincolnsandssupport@googlemail.com
www.uk-sands.org
www.mollysguide.co.uk
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