Newcastle Sands on BBC Newcastle

Jan
2012

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Edyta from Newcastle Sands was interviewed by BBC Radio Newcastle this morning to highlight the “Preventing Babies’ Deaths: What Needs to Be Done” report that Sands is taking to Westminster.

Edyta discussed her experiences following interviews with Sands highlighting the scandal that 17 babies every day die stillborn or soon after birth and that there is a lot more the country can and should be doing about it.

Sands believes that a third of stillbirths near full term are preventable with better care and monitoring and that more scientific research and health care professional education needs to take place.

The Lancet medical journal

Testimonials

One of Newcastle Sands members recently had their story featured in the Newcastle Journal. You can read it here.
[Charlie’s story ]
When my baby died a wise friend told me that most people would ignore it because they had no idea how to deal with it, most would express their sadness and love and a small minority would be happy talking about it. Everybody offers their support in their own way but talking about it helps me through the worst.
[People support how they can ]
I found the only way to deal with the loss of our baby was to talk to people who understand.
[Coping with it ]