FSID has funded around £10 million of research in the UK and elsewhere since 1971. Click on the links below to view some of the more recent projects
Review of the Sussex multi-agency protocol for when a baby dies
28 January 2005
Dr Anne Livesey reviewed the Sussex protocol's first three years from 2000-2002.
Blood proteins AFP and PAPP-A
2 September 2004
Three studies into the relationship between abnormal levels of certain proteins in a mother’s blood in pregnancy and the risk of pre-term delivery, low birth weight and SIDS.
Fathers, smoking and SIDS
24 August 2004
Investigation into the effect of parental, and particularly paternal, smoking on infants’ exposure to tobacco smoke.
Report on 5000 babies using the CONI (Care of the Next Infant) programme
1 October 1998
Report reviewing the progress of the CONI programme and the first 5000 babies using the scheme.
Depression and personality disorder
An examination of the impact of maternal personality and depression on infant care.
Death scene investigations
An examination of the sleep environments of babies who died and of babies who survive.
Parent-infant sleep strategies
A study of night-time care of infants aged under 6 months, particularly in relation to bedsharing.
Genes, infections and SIDS
Research confirming that one of the risk factors for SIDS may be compromised ability to respond to infection.
Advanced post mortem procedures for SIDS identification
A study aimed at improving identification of cause of death in babies who deaths are currently unexplained and are registered as cot death.
SIDS and psychiatric illness
An investigation into whether babies of mothers with a history of hospital admission for psychiatric illness are at greater risk of SIDS.