What is the scale of the infant death problem?
The current unexplained infant death rate in the UK is higher than anywhere else in Western Europe. In the UK, 270 seemingly healthy babies die suddenly and unexpectedly each year and unfortunately for parents, no cause can be found.
Around 90 per cent of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) deaths happen in the first six months of a child's life, and children born to parents below the age of 20 are 2.5 times more likely to die of SIDS compared to babies born to parents aged 25 to 35.
Young parents are also less likely to access, understand or follow safer sleep information and, in many cases, are more likely to feel isolated from family and friends, which affects their emotional wellbeing.
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