Advanced post mortem procedures for SIDS identification 

FSID is funding a new study aimed at improving identification of cause of death in babies who deaths are currently unexplained and are registered as cot death. 

Dr Neil Sebire and Dr Marian Malone at Great Ormond Street Hospital are examining the records of over 2,000 babies who died suddenly and unexpectedly to discover which autopsy procedures are most effective in finding the cause of death. 

This research should pave the way for specialised post mortem examination techniques to be introduced nationwide to help explain many infant deaths that would otherwise be labelled cot deaths.