cot deaths in England and Wales have dropped for the third year in succession
mass nounthe risk of cot death could be greatly reduced
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A mum who lost her four-week-old baby to cot death is organising a fundraising event on what would have been his first birthday.
There was a suicide, a cot death, a man who had died of stomach cancer and a couple of heart attack victims.
The appeal judges accepted that statistics relating to cot death had been handled inappropriately.
In various different ways he says that previous admissions to hospital are relevant to the consideration as to whether it is a cot death or a deliberate killing.
She lost her baby to cot death, but because of this, the lives of thousands of other babies have been saved by her relentless campaigning.
She could find no natural explanation and would not have signed this as a cot death.
It doubles the chances of a baby suffering cot death.
A thorough investigation into the cause of death is carried out after a cot death.
Now re-housed, the couple said the cot death of their baby had changed their lives, but had also brought them closer together.
There it is estimated that the chances of a randomly chosen baby dying a cot death are 1 in 1,303.
The money raised went some way to reducing the number of babies who die from cot death.
She had subsequently told her grandmother what she had seen, but was not believed because it was thought to be a cot death.
This programme provides support for families with children born after a cot death.
He is expected vigorously to contest the case, which centres upon claims he should have known there is a substantially increased risk of a second cot death after a first.
Infants sleeping face down were more likely to suffer a cot death.
They may also have experienced a cot death in the family.
In the meanwhile we had one case which we had thought was a cot death.
A family who lost a 13-week-old baby to cot death made an urgent appeal today for cash to pay for new research into the condition.
After retirement he continued his studies into cot death and was sought after for expert legal advice.
Conversely, some years ago I was deeply moved by the testimony of a friend whose only child suffered a cot death.
Definition of cot death in US English:
cot death
nounˈkɑt ˌdɛθˈkät ˌdeTH
British informal
The unexplained death of a baby in its sleep.
〈英〉婴儿猝死
cot deaths in England and Wales have dropped for the third year in succession
Example sentencesExamples
The appeal judges accepted that statistics relating to cot death had been handled inappropriately.
After retirement he continued his studies into cot death and was sought after for expert legal advice.
She could find no natural explanation and would not have signed this as a cot death.
This programme provides support for families with children born after a cot death.
Conversely, some years ago I was deeply moved by the testimony of a friend whose only child suffered a cot death.
There was a suicide, a cot death, a man who had died of stomach cancer and a couple of heart attack victims.
There it is estimated that the chances of a randomly chosen baby dying a cot death are 1 in 1,303.
A thorough investigation into the cause of death is carried out after a cot death.
Infants sleeping face down were more likely to suffer a cot death.
In various different ways he says that previous admissions to hospital are relevant to the consideration as to whether it is a cot death or a deliberate killing.
The money raised went some way to reducing the number of babies who die from cot death.
A family who lost a 13-week-old baby to cot death made an urgent appeal today for cash to pay for new research into the condition.
He is expected vigorously to contest the case, which centres upon claims he should have known there is a substantially increased risk of a second cot death after a first.
Now re-housed, the couple said the cot death of their baby had changed their lives, but had also brought them closer together.
In the meanwhile we had one case which we had thought was a cot death.
They may also have experienced a cot death in the family.
It doubles the chances of a baby suffering cot death.
A mum who lost her four-week-old baby to cot death is organising a fundraising event on what would have been his first birthday.
She lost her baby to cot death, but because of this, the lives of thousands of other babies have been saved by her relentless campaigning.
She had subsequently told her grandmother what she had seen, but was not believed because it was thought to be a cot death.