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In the UK, 17 babies a day are stillborn or die in the first 4 weeks of life.

Here in N. Ireland, 4 babies a week are stillborn or die in the first 4 weeks of life.

This website is dedicated by Aureli to his daugther
Carla
born 22 July 2006

Welcome to Sands Northern Ireland

TAKE THE SURVEY

The Northern Ireland Health Trusts are carrying out an audit of bereavement care in all NI hospitals (info).

If you would like to tell the story of your experience, please take the survey  or download the flyer for extra details.

The closing date for submissions is the end of February 2010. The audit gives us as bereaved parents an opportunity to formally give feedback to the Trusts on how we have felt our bereavement was handled and gives all parents a voice. 

 

Sands is working to support bereaved parents and families, and to press for improvements in care during pregnancy and when a baby has died.

Working to support bereaved families

“He was beautiful; perfect in every way, except he never took his first breath, and we never heard him cry.”

 

 

Why 17?Every day in the UK, 17 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth, WHY17?