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'Our baby didn't cry. We did it for him'
(The Scotsman 22/11/2009)
Nothing could have prepared Phil Johnson and his wife for the heartbreak of losing their first child, Finlay, who was stillborn, but they soon discovered that hundreds of other couples shared their pain It is easy for those who have not experienced the death of a baby to underestimate how distressing it can be. IT WOULD have been my son's first birthday last week. Looming larger than any other on my calendar, it was a date I dreaded all year.
Lost twin
(BBC 18/11/2009)
A charity has called for better care and more research funding to reduce stillbirths and perinatal death. It follows a report claiming almost 500 babies a year are lost that way in Scotland every year. Lesley Ingram, from Dumfries, lost one of her twins almost three years ago after being admitted to hospital due to complications. She told BBC Scotland how her experience showed that more needs to be done to tackle the issue.
One baby is stillborn every day in Scotland - and understaffed hospitals 'are key factor'
(The Scotsman 18/11/2009)
BABIES in Scotland are dying because of overstretched staff and pressure on NHS services coupled with a lack of research into stillbirths, campaigners claim today. Last year, 325 babies were stillborn in Scotland - almost one death every day and a rate that has changed little since the 1980s. A further 168 babies died within four weeks of birth. Today, Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, will present a report to the Scottish Parliament setting out the problems to be addressed.
After losing my baby Olivia, how can I trust any doctor?
(Mirror 24/08/2009)
After having two sons, expectant mum Andrea Harrison couldn't wait to cuddle her baby daughter for the first time. But, tragically, little Olivia never even drew breath. Her life ended before it even had a chance to begin after a series of blunders leading up to her birth. Worryingly, her case is not an isolated one. A review of the safety of NHS care found that more than 70 children died due to lapses in care in 2007 - 2008, while 20,000 more suffered injury.
Stillbirths 'starting to fall'
(BBC 24/06/2009)
The proportion of babies born dead has fallen for the first time since 2000, an independent report has shown. England, Wales and Northern Ireland are also seeing the lowest rate of babies dying in the first weeks of life since the turn of the century, Cemach found. Older mothers had the highest risk of having a stillborn infant, while the babies of teenagers were the most likely to die in the first few weeks. Experts warn the improvements must be repeated to signify a positive trend.
(BBC 23/06/2009)
The legacy of Alder Hey continues to cast a shadow over efforts to understand child death and disability, ten years after the scandal over retained organs broke, experts say. At the time the revelations shattered public confidence in the pathologists who examine dead children's bodies for a living, and young medics steered clear of what appeared an increasingly ghoulish profession. But even a decade on child autopsy rates are still low.
Scotland among worst for stillbirths
(The Scotsman 31/05/2009)
SCOTLAND has one of the worst stillbirth rates in Europe and the number of full-term babies dying before birth is rising, a new report has revealed. A review of cases over the last 30 years has revealed concerns over the number of stillbirths in Scotland and calls for further investigation into the causes. The report, by government experts, reveals Scotland ranks fourth out of 26 European countries for stillbirths among single babies.
'My baby should be alive'
(The Independent 21/04/2009)
There is no good reason why Ella Harman should have survived for less than a week. A catalogue of errors made by medical staff during labour, however, led to Ella being starved of oxygen at birth and joining the 17 babies born a day in the UK who are either stillborn or die shortly after birth.
Stillbirth rate 'still too high'
(BBC 04/03/2009)
The number of stillbirths and deaths shortly after birth remains stubbornly high, claiming 17 babies every day in the UK, a report reveals. This is double the number of adults killed on Britain's roads every year. Although some progress has been made on reducing newborn deaths, the stillbirth rate has not changed for a decade.
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