Whatever you choose to fundraise for Sands, you are making a difference in your own unique way that reflects who you are and how you want to remember your baby. Read more
Tricia and Steve lost their twin sons Andrew and Jarrod at 30 weeks in 1989, with boy boys only living a few hours each. Read more
Sands Australia is committed to the highest standards of care and conduct, maintaining community confidence and promoting a culture of honest and ethical behaviour, corporate compliance and good corporate governance which is supported by policies and procedures that comply with relevant Standards. Read more
Join us at Sands and help us support bereaved parents across Australia. Read more
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Your gift is one that will truly keep on giving as all donations will help Sands deliver our peer support services to parents who are grieving the loss of a much-wanted pregnancy or dearly loved baby. Read more
Grief support for men Read more
Sadly, very soon after seeing two healthy heartbeats, Anne suffered a miscarriage, claiming the lives of the two babies who would have grown to call her 'Mum'. After 12 harrowing years of IVF and another 17 failed embryo transfers, Anne never fell pregnant again. Read more
Pregnancy loss has been a repeated trauma that has cost this couple the life of their otherwise healthy newborn son as well as three subsequent first trimester pregnancies. Read more
Like most expectant parents, at the beginning of our journey toward parenthood we were blissfully unaware of the road ahead and how things can go wrong and keep going wrong. Read more
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Danielle and Kyle Jenkins reveal how they supported each other through their marriage after the devastation of losing their first child Aryton to stillbirth.. Read more
Sands Australia recognises that users of its services may wish to make a complaint or report a grievance. Read more
Donating in memory of your baby is a thoughtful way to support other bereaved parents. Read more
Please join us at one of our many Sands events across Australia Read more
Our Leadership Team are highly experienced professionals who are responsible for leading and managing operations at Sands Read more
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At a 12 week ultrasound, doctors picked up Carmel Chesterfield’s baby girl had CDH - congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Read more
“The grief was all consuming. Some days I’d feel ok and then it would hit me again like a tonne of bricks." Read more
Tanya Vassos said her three miscarriages opened her eyes to a whole new world of heartbreak. Read more
Sands provides one-hour information sessions in your hospital, clinic, university or funeral home. Read more
Support after the death of a baby through stillbirth or newborn death Read more
The Sands Australia Board is made up of a group of dedicated professionals who work tirelessly to help Sands achieve its mission. Read more