2022 marks 20 years since the beginnings of Baby Loss Awareness Week. We’re proud to share the story of one of its co-founders, Marion Currie, who is a Database Co-ordinator at Sands. The following is a transcript an article that was published in the Daily Record in...
2022 marks 20 years since the beginnings of Baby Loss Awareness Week. We're proud to share the story of one of its co-founders, Carolyn Bray, who is the Assistant Director of Income & Engagement at Sands. The following is a transcript of the article that was published...
This year, during Baby Loss Awareness Week we will be exploring the idea of Stepping Stones and how this relates to each person's bereavement journey. After pregnancy loss or the death of baby, bereaved parents and other family members find themselves on a new path they...
We understand that Mother's Day can be a difficult time for mums and anyone affected by the death of a baby. We are here to support you. Below is a list of resources from our Alliance organisations that are filled with support, stories, advice and general wellbeing...
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021 was the biggest yet and you all helped in so many ways to break the silence around pregnancy and baby loss. Whether you lit a candle for the Wave of Light, helped turn the world’s landmarks and buildings pink and blue,...
Families often tell us that having different opportunities to remember their baby provides them with comfort as they navigate their grief journey. The annual Wave of Light, that takes place on 15 October at 7pm (local time), is a special moment in the year where everyone in the baby...
Pregnancy and baby loss can turn a person’s world upside down. In the time that follows, the support that someone has around them makes all the difference to their wellbeing as they adjust to a new normal. Communities come in all shapes and sizes – yours might be your friendship circle, your neighbours, your...
Looking after the partners of people who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss is something that everyone can help do – friends, family, health professionals and colleagues. Partners often feel they have to be strong and keep their feelings hidden, or that their wellbeing isn't important. They can often be sidelined by pregnancy, maternity or...
If you’re the brother or sister of a baby who died it may feel like there is a missing piece of the family. If you’re younger than them you may only know about your sibling through what you’ve been told or seen in photos. Even if you were living at the time, your childhood memories...
Every year during baby loss awareness week, I reflect on the families I have cared for and how much they have taught me about love, life, and grief. However, this year I am also drawn to remembering the maternity staff I have worked with who...