Cot Death-
Hi my name is Jolanta. I’m here today to talk to you about the delicate subject of the tragic and mysterious circumstances which surround Cot Death which has baffled doctors and scientists for generations.
Cot death or the medical term for it Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), is when a child is resting and later is found dead with no sound or signs of struggle and there is no explanation for their death. Although it is called cot death it does not always happen in a cot. It may occur in a pram, bed, car seat or anywhere a baby is resting.
How common is Cot death? Over the past decade the cot death rate in Ireland has declined gradually since the 1980’s when there were approximately 134 deaths a year to