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.
Webinar: Tuesday 23 April, 1400–1515 Online, with free registration in advanceIn this free NCMD webinar NHS England Clinical Lead for Equality, Ethnicity and Genetics Dr Naz Khan and NCMD Deputy Director Vicky Sleap will look at how consanguinity is recorded in cases...
In this webinar a panel of experts outline whole genome sequencing and its relevance in the child death review process. Warning! This video is intended for a professional audience and deals with difficult subject matter in a straightforward and matter-of-fact way....
In this webinar NCMD Deputy Director Vicky Sleap and Data Manager Tom Williams provide a general update on the work that the NCMD has been doing and share the key findings from the latest data release. The session covers the following: • CDR Data Release for...
Child Death Review Data Release: Year ending 31 March 2023 Please note this is no longer our most recent data release. You can find a list of all our data releases in our Publications section.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Child death notifications Infant deaths Neonatal...
In this NCMD webinar participants will get an overview of the NCMD’s recent work and key updates to the child death review process.
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JAMA Network Open first published this paper, based on unique NCMD data, which looks at how neonatal illnesses impacts on health throughout childhood.As many as 71.6% of child deaths up to age 10 are linked to illness as a newborn, according to this University of...
by Vicky Sleap, NCMD Deputy Director. Last week Sylvia and I had the pleasure of attending the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Perinatal and Infant Death (ISPID) International Conference on behalf of NCMD. ISPID work to discover evidence-based...
In this NCMD webinar participants will get an overview of the NCMD’s recent work and key updates to the child death review process.
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BMJ Open first published this paper, based on unique NCMD data, which looks at how risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) have changed over the last 30 years.This paper investigates the background characteristics and risk factors in the sleeping...
This report from NCMD Honorary Senior Public Health Specialist Dr Helen Duncan takes a look at the factors that make infants vulnerable to sudden, unexpected and unexplained death, building on the findings of NCMD thematic report Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in...