Smoking and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
15 October 2007
We welcome research showing that maternal smoking is now the most important avoidable risk factor for SIDS.

Channel 4 baby mentor advice puts babies' lives at risk
26 September 2007
Baby care advice shown on Channel 4 programme Bringing Up Baby increases the risk of cot death.

Uncertainty in classification of repeat sudden unexpected infant deaths
20 July 2007
Statement on the paper by C.J. Bacon and E.N. Hey, Uncertainty in classification of repeat sudden unexpected infant deaths in Care of the Next Infant programme, British Medical Journal, 20 July 2007.

Car seats and sudden infant death
19 July 2007
Comment on the Archives of Disease in Childhood paper by Aurore Côté et al, Sudden Infant Deaths in Sitting Devices, published 19 July 2007

Smoking link to cot death underestimated by majority of parents
16 July 2007
Smoking link to cot death underestimated by majority of parents, poll finds. FSID urges parents to make their homes smoke-free.

SIDS International Conference
2 July 2007
Portsmouth 23-26 June 2008. Online registration now open at www.sids2008.org.uk

New dummy advice announced
21 June 2007
Settling your baby to sleep with a dummy – even for naps – can reduce the risk of cot death.

How common is repeat SIDS?
12 June 2007
Statement on the paper by C.J. Bacon et al ‘How common is repeat sudden infant death syndrome?’ published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood on 12 June 2007

FSID welcomes proposals for new multi-agency protocol
25 May 2007
Statement in response to Jonathan Gornall’s report ‘Protection for the innocent’ published in the British Medical Journal, 26 May 2007

New study reveals parents' baby products concerns
30 April 2007
Helpline study reveals 1 in 5 parents has concerns about baby sleeping products