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There is help available for parents who have had a still-born child.When a baby is already dead when it is born this is known as a stillbirth. Reasons for a stillbirth are complex and not always understood. The hours and days after the death of a baby will leave you feeling overwhelmed and shocked. There are choices that you can make about your baby by yourselves that you should be aware of. There are also some decisions you have to make and some things that you are obliged to do. For example registering your baby's stillbirth. Bereavement counsellors in the hospital will guide you about what to do next. SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) has a helpline: 020 7436 5881 10 am to 5 pm, which offers advice and support to recently bereaved parents. SANDS website Registering a stillbirthThe following link will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.Find out about registering a still birth More useful linksNHS Direct information on stillbirth Registering a stillbirth
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