Cot death: follow up support for families with subsequent children.
Sudden infant death is the major cause of post-neonatal mortality in industrialised countries. For parents, the sudden, unexpected and inexplicable death of their baby can be devastating. Long-term support and follow-up care is needed. In the second of two articles Alison Stewart, Peter Fleming and Thelma Howell describe a follow-up support scheme offered to parents in Avon who have experienced a cot death and subsequently go on to have another child or children.
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D000359:Aftercare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001601:Bereavement; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012944:Social Support; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control