18/01/2012
Shared sleeping associated with unexpected infant death
Parents and carers should be better educated about the suffocation risk posed by sleeping in a bed or on a sofa with an infant, according to Professor Roger Byard, a forensic pathologist from the University of Adelaide, in an editorial in the January issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.
21/11/2011
Position Paper October 2010
This paper summarises a 1 day scientific forum that reviewed the evidence underpinning the Australian SIDS and Kids Safe Sleeping Health Promotion Programme. The focus was on each of the potentially modifiable risk factors for sudden unexpected deaths in infancy, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and fatal sleep accidents.
14/10/2011
Stillbirth Summit 2011
Between the 6th the 8th of October, a varied collection of researchers, stillbirth advocates and parents gathered together in sunny Minneapolis to discuss novel ideas relating to stillbirth risk and management. The main objectives of the forum were to discuss emerging ideas in the field of stillbirth research and to identify resources and opportunities for supporting stillbirth families.
08/04/2011
Research 2010
The list has been prepared to assist families in accessing current research relevant to their experiences and they can be useful for SIDS and Kids staff and Professionals as well. The categories used in the listing include: Perinatal Death- stillbirth, Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood and Adolescence, Grief and Bereavement.