Epidemiology
Blair, P. S., Rubens, D., Pease, A., Mellers, D., Ingram, J., Ewer, A. K., . . . Fleming, P. (2019). Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the routine otoacoustic emission infant hearing screening test: An epidemiological retrospective case-control study. BMJ Open, 9(7) doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030026
Taylor, B. J., Garstang, J., Engelberts, A., Obonai, T., Cote, A., Freemantle, J., Vennemann, M., Healey, M., Sidebotham, P., Mitchell, E. A., Moon, R. Y. (2015). International comparison of sudden unexpected death in infancy rates using a newly proposed set of cause-of-death codes. Arch Dis Child. 100 (11), pp. 1018-1023. DOI 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308239
Blair, P. S., Sidebotham P., Pease A., Fleming PJ. (2014). “Bed-Sharing in the Absence of Hazardous Circumstances: Is There a Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? An Analysis from Two Case-Control Studies Conducted in the UK.” PLoS One 9(9): e107799. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107799
Show more publications on the epidemiology of SIDS
Sidebotham P, Bajanowski T, Keens T, Kenner T, Kerbl R, Kurz R, Mitchell E, Moon R, Taylor B, Vennemann M, Young J, Zotter H. (2010) Proposal for an International Classification of SUDI: A response to Blair, Byard and Fleming. Scand J of Forensic Science 1 7-9.
Sidebotham P. (2010) Do we need a new definition for SIDS? Current Paediatric Reviews 6(1) 13
Blair PS, Sidebotham P, Evason-Coombe C, Edmonds M, Heckstall-Smith EM, Fleming P. (2009) Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England. BMJ ; 339: b3666. doi:10.1136/bmj.b3666
Peter S Blair, Peter Sidebotham, P Jeremy Berry, Margaret Evans, Peter J Fleming. (2006) Major epidemiological changes in sudden infant death syndrome: a 20-year population-based study in the UK. Lancet 367: 314–19.
Peter Sidebotham, Peter Fleming, Peter Blair. (2005) Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy. In Tim J David (Ed) Recent Advances in Paediatrics, 22. Royal Society of Medicine.
Sidebotham Unexpected findings in an unexpected death. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2005; 90: ep40 – ep45.
Response and Investigation
Garstang, J., Cohen M., Mitchell EA., Sidebotham P.. (2021). Classification of sleep-related sudden unexpected death in infancy: A national survey. Acta Paediatr 110(3): 869-874.
Fleming, P., Pease, A., Ingram, J., Sidebotham, P., Cohen, M. C., Coombs, R. C., . . . Blair, P. (2020). Quality of investigations into unexpected deaths of infants and young children in england after implementation of national child death review procedures in 2008: A retrospective assessment. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(3), 270-275. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-317420
Garstang, J. J. and P. Sidebotham (2019). “Qualitative analysis of serious case reviews into unexpected infant deaths.” Arch Dis Child 104(1): 30-36. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2018-315156
Show more publications on the response to and investigation of sudden unexpected death in infancy
Sidebotham P., Marshall D., Garstang J. (2018) Responding to unexpected child deaths. In R Byard, J Duncan (Eds) SIDS, Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death: The Past, the Present and the Future. Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide Press. ISBN: 978-1-925261-67-7
Garstang J, Griffiths F, Sidebotham P. (2017) Rigour and Rapport: a qualitative study of parents’ and professionals’ experiences of joint agency infant death investigation. BMC pediatrics. 17(1):48.
Garstang, J., Ellis, C., Griffiths, F., Sidebotham, P. (2016) Unintentional asphyxia, SIDS, and medically explained deaths: a descriptive study of outcomes of child death review (CDR) investigations following sudden unexpected death in infancy. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, (online first), 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s12024-016-9802-0
Royal College of Pathologists, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2016). Sudden unexpected death in infancy and childhood: multi-agency guidelines for care and investigation. London: RCPath.
Garstang J., Ellis C., Sidebotham P. (2015) An evidence-based guide to the investigation of sudden unexpected death in infancy. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology 11 (3), pp. 345-357.
Garstang, J., Griffiths, F., Sidebotham, P. (2014). “What do bereaved parents want from professionals after the sudden death of their child: a systematic review of the literature.” BMC Pediatr 14: 269.
Sidebotham P, Blair PS, Evason-Coombe C, Edmonds M, Heckstall-Smith EM, Fleming P. (2010) Responding to unexpected infant deaths: experience in one english region. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 95:291-295 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.167619
Sidebotham P, Pearson G. (2009) Responding to and learning from childhood deaths. BMJ 338: 531
Garstang J., Sidebotham P. (2008) Interagency training: establishing a course in the management of unexpected childhood death. Child Abuse Review 17: 352-361
Sidebotham P, Fleming P, Fox J, Horwath J, Powell C, Wallace K. (2008) Responding when a child dies [CD Rom]. London: DCSF
P Sidebotham, S Perwez, J Horwath, C Powell, J Fox. Responding to childhood deaths. NSPCC Exchange 2007; 4: 9
Bajanowski T, Vege A, Byard RW, Krous HF, Sidebotham P, et al. (2007) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)-Standardised investigations and classification: Recommendations. Forensic Sci Int. 165: 129-143
Peter J Fleming, Peter S Blair, Peter D Sidebotham, and Tracy Hayler. (2004) Investigating sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood and caring for bereaved families: an integrated multiagency approach. British Medical Journal 328: 331 – 334.
Sveum L., Sidebotham P., Schlaud M., Blair P., Rognum TO. Consensus on diagnostic criteria for the exclusion of SIDS: I) Significance of death scene investigation. Nordisk Rettsmedisin 2003; 9: 62-73.
Prevention
Ellis, C., & Sidebotham, P. (2023). Adolescence as the context for understanding young mothers’ engagement with health promotion: A phenomenological exploration. Children, 10(5), 904.
Sidebotham P., Bates, F., Ellis, C., Lyus, L. (2018) Preventive Strategies for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In R Byard, J Duncan (Eds) SIDS, Sudden Infant and Early Childhood Death: The Past, the Present and the Future. Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide Press. ISBN: 978-1-925261-67-7
Bereavement
Garstang, J., Griffiths, F., Sidebotham, P. (2016) Parental understanding and self-blame following sudden infant death: a mixed-methods study of bereaved parents’ and professionals’ experiences. BMJ Open. 6(5):e011323. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011323.