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  • Tanya: I am the face of miscarriage

    Tanya: I am the face of miscarriage

    Tanya Vassos said her three miscarriages opened her eyes to a whole new world of heartbreak. Read more

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I am the face - stories of pregnancy & infant loss

Pregnancy and infant loss can be an isolating journey. The following bereaved parents have very generously shared their own very personal stories to help you feel less alone. 

Tricia: I am the face of newborn death

Tricia: I am the face of newborn death

Tricia and Steve lost their twin sons Andrew and Jarrod at 30 weeks in 1989, with both boys only living a few hours each. Read more

Published: 14th January, 2020

Updated: 7th September, 2020

Author: Janelle Moran

Anne: I am the face of miscarriage & infertility

Anne: I am the face of miscarriage & infertility

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

Published: 9th September, 2019

Author: Bridget Sutherland

Jess: I am the face of newborn death and miscarriage

Jess: I am the face of newborn death and miscarriage

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

Published: 9th September, 2019

Updated: 22nd September, 2020

Author: Bridget Sutherland

Lea: I am the face of stillbirth and miscarriage

Lea: I am the face of stillbirth and miscarriage

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

Published: 9th September, 2019

Author: Bridget Sutherland

Carmel: I am the face of newborn death

Carmel: I am the face of newborn death

At a 12 week ultrasound, doctors picked up Carmel Chesterfield’s baby girl had CDH - congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Read more

Published: 19th July, 2019

Author: Janelle Moran

Pip: I am the face of stillbirth

Pip: I am the face of stillbirth

“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

Published: 19th July, 2019

Updated: 19th July, 2022

Author: Janelle Moran

Tanya: I am the face of miscarriage

Tanya: I am the face of miscarriage

Tanya Vassos said her three miscarriages opened her eyes to a whole new world of heartbreak. Read more

Published: 19th July, 2019

Updated: 27th August, 2020

Author: Janelle Moran

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  • Older Loss

    Older Loss

    In the late 1990’s an Older Loss group was established by Sands Victoria to bring together the parents of babies who died prior to the early 1980’s, when hospitals took stillborn babies, and those who died as a newborn, away and buried unknown locations. Parents were not able to see or hold their babies.

  • A holiday message from the CEO

    A holiday message from the CEO

    We thank you for entrusting us with your heartbreak, and letting us assist you on your journey of grief this year.

  • Our reading list for bereaved parents and children

    Our reading list for bereaved parents and children

    Processing grief can be a significant challenge to those directly experiencing loss and those around them. While no single text can offer a simple answer, we reached out to our followers and families who we have supported and below you will find the books many of them have found helpful.

  • Here's what you had to say - Advice to families experiencing their first holiday season after loss

    Here's what you had to say - Advice to families experiencing their first holiday season after loss

    We asked you for advice for other bereaved families this holiday season. Here's what you had to say.

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  • Miscarriage

    Miscarriage

    Helping you understand the complex range of emotions you may experience during fertility treatment or after miscarriage or early pregnancy loss

  • 24/7 phone support - 1300 308 307

    24/7 phone support - 1300 308 307

    1300 308 307 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year We're here for you.

  • In Person & Online Group Support

    In Person & Online Group Support

    Join other families who have experienced a loss similar to yours. You are not alone. We are here for you.

  • Learn more about Sands' peer-to-peer model of support

    Learn more about Sands' peer-to-peer model of support

  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2021

    Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month 2021

    “What would they have sounded like?” “Why does nobody call on their anniversary?” Parents share pain of silence in lead up to Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

  • Stillbirth and newborn death

    Stillbirth and newborn death

    Support after the death of a baby through stillbirth or newborn death

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    Support via Live Chat, email & Facebook

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    Fact sheets for your hospital or health care organisation

  • Hospital to Home

    Hospital to Home

    Hospital to Home is a program funded by the federal government and designed to support bereaved parents following stillbirth and newborn death.

  • Sands is a volunteer-based organisation providing individualised care from one bereaved parent to another, giving them support and hope for the future, following the death of a baby.

    Sands is a volunteer-based organisation providing individualised care from one bereaved parent to another, giving them support and hope for the future, following the death of a baby.

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