Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity.

Sands is the leading pregnancy and baby loss charity in the UK.

For over 40 years, Sands has been the informed voice of bereaved parents and families and provided accredited bereavement and mental health support.

Sands exists to:

• Support anyone affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby for as long as they need.
• To work in partnership with healthcare professionals, NHS and Government to ensure that bereaved parents and families receive the best possible care.
• To promote improvements in practice, campaigns and research to help save babies’ lives.

Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity, vision is to make the UK the safest place in the world to give birth by halving the number of babies that die during pregnancy or birth by 2025. Our ambition is to give every baby the best possible start to life, and every mother across the country, no matter what their background is or where they live, access to the best possible maternity care.

Although Sands’ ambition is high, they have a strong track record of success. Sands has helped lower baby deaths from 20 babies a day in 1979 to 14 in 1978 and is proud of its history of sector-wide policy, campaigns, and multidisciplinary collaborations.

Bereavement support following the death of a baby is highly specialised. Sands free bereavement support resources are vital to the mental health and well-being of bereaved parents and healthcare professionals. No other organisation provides dedicated bereavement support to individuals and families at the point of need throughout their bereavement and grief journey, regardless of how long ago their baby died, Sands is there for them.

Help and support available from Sands.

If you have experienced pregnancy loss or the death of a baby and need support, Sands have numerous options available.

If you would like to talk to someone, you can call the helpline on 0808 164 3332.

If you don’t feel comfortable speaking on the phone, you can reach out for support by email at helpline@sands.org.uk or by visiting www.sands.org.uk.

Ways you can support Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity.

You don’t have to bungee jump or donate loads of money to support this amazing charity. (You can if you want to.)

Sharing a social media post is a great way to help spread the word and let anyone that may need help and support, know where to get it.

Become a volunteer and offer support.

Fundraise, bungee jump, bake sales or anything else you can imagine to raise funds.

One-off or regular donations are always welcome and greatly appreciated.

Become a member of Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity with a one-time payment or an annual subscription. By becoming a member you receive regular e-newsletters keeping you up to date. An exclusive Sands pin badge. Spotlight on Sands printed publication. Invitations to the regular programme of events and to Sands annual general meeting and members conference.

They also have an online shop where you can purchase cards, books, clothing, gifts and merchandise. The bereavement support section has free resources available for anyone who needs them.

Cribbs & Co. Supporting Sands.

Cribbs & Co. understands that Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity do amazing work and their services are required more often than you may think. We have friends who have been directly affected by the loss of a baby and want to support this amazing charity as much as we can and for as long as there is a need for their services.

We are over the moon to be supporting Sands the UK’s Leading Pregnancy & Baby Loss Charity by donating £1.00 from each vest or sleepsuit in the Sands range. You can find the full range here.

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