Our publications section carries all NCMD reports, briefings and data releases. Here you’ll find in-depth analysis of overall child mortality in England, deep dives into specific causes of death with recommendations for improvement in the future, and complete data releases that give you a chance to explore the unique data we hold for yourself.
This report draws on data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate how illness around the time of birth affects the health of children up to the age of 10, and to draw out learning and recommendations for service providers and policymakers.When...
Webinar: Tuesday 19 July, 1000–1100 Online, with free registration in advanceThe latest report from the NCMD, The Contribution of Newborn Health to Child Mortality across England uses the unique data submitted by Child Death Overview Panels around England to...
In this webinar NCMD Deputy Director Vicky Sleap and Sands' Joint Head of Saving Babies Lives Charlotte Bevan discuss how child death review professionals can and should engage families in the review process. Covering the following: What is a Child Death Review...
In this case study we look at how lived experience of the issues under study can be brought into research reports. Drawing on the views of those involved in the production of our thematic report on suicide among children and young people, the case study draws out four...
Frankie Grogan experienced sudden and unexplained death in childhood in 2019 at the age of three. In this video, his mum Sarah talks about her experience with her GP at the time, and explains which aspects of the support she received were most helpful. Sarah and...
Webinar: Wednesday 13 July, 1300–1400 Online, with free registration in advanceThe Royal College of Pathologists recently published the 6th instalment in its Good Practice series for medical examiners, which provides some guidance on how medical examiners should...
Webinar: Thursday 23 June, 1000–1130 Online, with free registration in advanceCommunicating and engaging with families as part of the review of their child's death is hugely important – both for the families themselves, who may have many questions about why their...
A new editorial published today in the BMJ and co-authored by the NCMD warns that NHS charging for maternal care could contribute to health inequalities and neonatal and maternal mortality. The new editorial explains the current system, whereby women who are not...
Webinar: Thursday 12 May, 1030–1130 Online, with free registration in advanceIn this free webinar NCMD Programme Lead Professor Karen Luyt and NCMD Lead Epidemiologist Dr David Odd will share highlights of what the NCMD programme has discovered about Covid and how it...