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Sudden Infant Death (Cot Death)
UK sources of information and / or support
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) is the UK's leading cot death charity. Includes a 24 hour helpline for advice and information.
Scottish Cot Death Trust
The Trust has three main aims:- To raise funds for the research into the causes and, hopefully, the prevention of Cot Death. To improve and extend the support available to bereaved families. To educate the public and health care professionals about Cot Death.
Child Death Helpline
The helpline is run by professionals and parents working in partnership to provide a listening service that offers emotional support to all those affected by the death of a child. (Freephone 0800 282986)
Babyloss.com
The Babyloss website provides information and support online for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly afterwards.
Reduce the Risk of Cot Death - An Easy Guide
Leaflet from the Department of Health on steps to take to reduce the risk of cot death. The leaflet can be read online or downloaded in several community languages.
See also our bereavement page
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cot Death - Reducing the RiskPatient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Babyloss Bereaved Parents Network Care of Next Infant Child Bereavement Charity Foundation for Study of Infant Deaths Scottish Cot Death TrustMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Sudden Death Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Terminal CareUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Sudden Infant DeathRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Incubators may be linked to higher risk of cot death Infection cot death link probed Is bacteria cause of cot death? Baby to be buried after 21 years Cot death warning for teen mumsLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Sudden Adult DeathOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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