Bed-sharing and room-sharing
A study of the short-term and long-term effects of bedsharing, room sharing or separate sleeping by mothers and infants.

Prematurity, maternal smoking, sleeping position &SIDS
Investigation into how maternal smoking during pregnancy affects breathing control and arousability from sleep in premature babies.

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 psychitric illness are at greater risk of SIDS.

Novel toxins in SIDS
Research building on the discovery of certain toxins produced by gut bacteria in a large proportion of SIDS infants.

Bacteria and SIDS
A study into the effects of genetic background on inflammatory responses implicated in SIDS.

Allergic reactions and SIDS
Although the causes of SIDS are believed to be multi-factorial, evidence suggests that abnormal allergic reactions may be involved in some cases.

FSID training fellowships
Find out more about our current training fellowships and how to apply for one.

Learning from the British Asian community
FSID has given £78,000 to Dr Eduardo Moya of the Paediatric Unit at St Luke’s in Bradford to fund a multi-ethnic study into Sudden Infant Deaths Syndrome.