Fact sheets

Health professionals can download our fact sheets and resources to provide to parents in their health setting.

Fact sheet use information

About Sands - a trifold brochure that details the services Sands provides. A useful tool for parents to take and use at a time most suited to them

Early Pregnancy Loss - support and information for parents following a pregnancy loss prior to 20 weeks

Stillbirth & Newborn Death - a resource for parents following the death of their baby

Creating Memories - this a useful resource to help parents make the most of the memory making opportunities in the health setting. It also provides advice from other bereaved parents on how they remember their baby

Latest

Walk to Remember

Red Nose is pleased to be hosting this year's special Walk to Remember events in various locations across Australia during October.
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

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

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.