That the Parliament recognises that SANDS Awareness Month runs from 1 to 30 June 2023; understands that SANDS is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK; commends the vital work that SANDS undertakes to reduce the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths, and the support that it provides to bereaved parents; notes with great sadness that, in 2021, the stillbirth death rate in Scotland was 3.8 per 1,000 births and the neonatal death rate was 2.8 per 1,000 births, and believes that MSPs of all parties should work together to promote SANDS Awareness Month and support the charity as it continues to work to prevent deaths and provide the best care for bereaved parents.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Mark Griffin, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Mark Ruskell, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle