Save a Baby Month: May 2007
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths presents Save a Baby Month: May 2007Sudden infant death, also known as cot death, is the biggest killer of babies over one month old. You could help us prevent this tragedy.
Just £48 could save a baby’s life through funding more lifesaving research. Take part in FSID’s Great 48 Fundraising Challenge and you too could help protect the lives of tomorrow.
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May 2007 will see the launch of FSID’s new month-long ‘Save a Baby’ campaign. Themed around ‘£48 could save a baby’s life’ FSID is asking as many of you as possible to get involved in an exciting national quiz event or by undertaking your own fundraising in your local area. To register for your Save a Baby Month fundraising pack, call 020 7222 8003 or email fundraising@fsid.org.uk. Visit www.fsid.org.uk for more information.
 £48 is based on the total funds FSID has provided to epidemiological research and the number of babies’ lives estimated to have been saved due to the safe infant care advice identified by that research.
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is the UK’s leading baby charity working to prevent sudden deaths and promote infant health. FSID funds research (nearly £10 million to date), supports bereaved families, promotes baby care advice, and works to improve investigations when a baby dies.
Advice for parents to reduce the risk of cot death:
Cut smoking in pregnancy – fathers too!
Do not let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby.
Place your baby on the back to sleep.
Do not let your baby get too hot.
Keep your baby’s head uncovered – place your baby with their feet to the foot of the cot, to prevent wriggling down under the covers.
If your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly.
The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a crib or cot in a room with you for the first six months.
It’s especially dangerous for your baby to sleep in your bed
if you or your partner:
are smokers (even if you never smoke in bed or in the home)
have been drinking alcohol
take medication or drugs that make you drowsy
feel very tired;
or if your baby:
was born before 37 weeks
weighed less than 2.5kg or 5½ lbs at birth
is less than three months old.
Watch out for accidents: there is also a risk that you might roll over in your sleep and suffocate your baby, or that your baby could get caught between the wall and the bed, or could roll out of an adult bed and be injured.
Never sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair.
FSID runs a Helpline (020 7233 2090) for parents and professionals seeking advice on safe baby care. The Helpline also supports bereaved families.
January 29 2007
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Daytime Cot Death Risk
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