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.
Sands NI was recently presented with a cheque for £360 towards funding research into stillbirths and neonatal deaths as part of its contribution to the national Sands Why17? Campaign.
From left to right - Ellison Sloan (British Institute of Funeral Directors); John Tempest (National Chairman, British Institute of Embalmers); Colin (Sands NI); Steven Shields (NI Chairman of British Institute of Embalmers); Marshall Lindsay (National Association of Funeral Directors)