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I’ve mentioned SANDS, the stillbirth and neonatal death society, on this blog in the past. SANDS Lothians, which supports those in the Lothians who have suffered a stillbirth or a neonatal death, has been chosen as one of the five finalists in the Netmums competition to receive a share of a £200,000 money pot from Sport Relief but
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I’ve mentioned the SANDS UK Why 17? campaign before. It highlights the fact that 17 babies a day are stillborn or die neonatally in the UK and calls for more research to be done into the cause of these deaths. A crucial part of this is the Saving Babies’ Lives report. For obvious reasons, this
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Lullaby this is the arm that held you this is the hand that cradled your cold feet these are the ears that heard you whimper and cough throughout your brush with light this is the chest that warmed you these are the eyes that caught your glimpse of life this is the man you fathered
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Those of you who’ve followed this blog for a while and anyone who has read the information on the Salt website about The Ambulance Box will know that our first child died very shortly after birth. SANDS Lothians, the Lothians arm of the stillbirth and neonatal death society, was an enormous support to us as
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I’ve been meaning to post a link to this marvellous, sensitive article all week. As a bereaved parent, I relate deeply to the experiences that Alice Jolly describes. I can’t recommend her piece highly enough to anyone. If you’ve lost a child, you’ll hear your own voice in her story. If you’ve never been through
Amy Jo Philip 