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Cot Death or SIDS
Sadly, eight babies die suddenly and unexpectedly every week in the UK from cot death or SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). It’s a dreadful thought and one that it is common for new parents and parents-to-be to become a little paranoid or anxious about. What usually helps is to know some of the facts around the topic and most…
Posted in Cot Death, Losing a baby
Tagged Cot, counsellor, Family, Foundation for Study of Infant Deaths, SIDS, Sleep, Sudden infant death syndrome
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When is my baby ready to…? Part 1
As babies still don’t come with instructions parents naturally have zillions of questions born out of curiousity or concern. At we know exactly how you feel. Here we aim to answer your top questions about babies and make parenting that little bit easier for you! …have his first injections? Your baby will be given his first vaccinations…
Posted in Baby, Baby Development, Baby Health
Tagged Baby, baby carrier, baby development, Bath, cot death, Drink, Duvet, injections, SIDS, sleep through, swimming, water
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Cot Death Linked To Brain Abnormalities
Scientists believe that brain abnormalities which affect breathing could increase a baby’s risk of cot death. Researchers from the Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) had flaws in their brainstem which meant they could not process the chemical seratonin. The study looked at…
Dummies could reduce cot death
22nd June 2007 Giving a dummy to babies when they go to bed could reduce the risk of cot death by half, according to experts. The latest advice from the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths says, “Settling your baby to sleep with a dummy – even for naps – can reduce the risk of cot death.”…
Parents underestimate smoking link to cot death
Parents underestimate smoking link to cot death The majority of parents are not aware of the extent of the cot death risk posed by smoking in the home. A poll, conducted for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) during the first two weeks of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places,…
New SIDS warning
7 June 2000 RESEARCHERS have found that babies who don’t grow as much as expected are more likely to die of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The study, partly funded by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, discovered that this was true regardless of the babies’ birth weights or the number of grams…
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Tagged Childhood, Cot, Family, Foundation for Study of Infant Deaths, Jo Lee, Sara Levene, SIDS, Sudden infant death syndrome
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Pregnancy complications for cot death mums
16th December 2005 Women who have a baby who dies from cot death have an increased risk of suffering complications such as premature birth and low birth weight in future pregnancies. Researchers at Cambridge University looked at data on 258,000 women and their babies and say the findings offer a partial explanation as to why recurrent cot deaths occur.…
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Tagged Cambridge University, Childhood, Clarke, Cot, Family, Gordon Smith, Pregnancy, premature birth, Roy Meadow, Sally Clark, SIDS, solicitor, Sudden infant death syndrome
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Fall in number of cot deaths
The number of babies dying from cot death and infant mortality have fallen to their lowest ever, a new report reveals. The Office for National Statistics has just released its latest figures on infant mortality rates in England and Wales and there’s a noticeable drop in the number of babies affected. The cot death rates…
Sudden infant death syndrome is not linked to immunisation
Instances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are not linked to immunisations, a new study published in the British Medical Journal has found. It has been suggested that two-to-four month-old babies given immunisations against diptheria, oral poliomyelitis, tetanus and pertussis are more at risk of sudden death. Dr. Peter Fleming and colleagues carried out a study at the Royal…
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is not linked to immunisations
Instances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are not linked to immunisations, a new study published in the British Medical Journal has found. It has been suggested that two-to-four month-old babies given immunisations against diptheria, oral poliomyelitis, tetanus and pertussis are more at risk of sudden death. Dr. Peter Fleming and colleagues carried out a study at the Royal…
