Teddy give-away 

31 August 2006

On 30 August 2006, the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) revealed the official number sudden infant deaths in the UK last year. To mark this, FSID gave away teddy bears for the 300 babies that died suddenly and unexpectedly last year.  We commemorated their lives and celebrated the fall in cot deaths.

Joyce Epstein, Director said:
“Many people think that the cot death problem is solved, because of the fantastic success we’ve had in saving babies over the past decade or so. But cot death remains the leading cause of death in babies over one month old, claiming more lives than accidents, meningitis, leukaemia and other cancers put together.”

The teddy bear give away is intended to draw attention to the vital need for more research into sudden infant deaths to prevent that many hundreds of babies from dying each year in future.

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For further information call Sarah Kenyon, FSID Communications Manager, 020 7227 5212/020 7222 8001/ 07981 899 827 or Stacey Kerr, FSID Communications Officer, 020 7227 5210.

 

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