Peter Sidebotham, Consultant paediatrician and senior lecturer in child health, University of Warwick, UK. Designated doctor for child protection, North Warwickshire and Rugby PCTs, Co-editor NSPCC/Wiley Series in Safeguarding Children, Associate editor Child Abuse Review; editorial board, Child Abuse & Neglect. Peter Fleming, Professor of Infant Health and Development, University of Bristol, UK, Consultant Paediatrician, United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust.

• Foreword viiPreface ixA Note on Terminology xiiiList of Contributors xvAcknowledgements xixI Understanding Childhood Death 11 A Family’s Journey 3Ann Chalmers2 Childhood Deaths in Context 10Peter Sidebotham, Peter Fleming3 Natural Causes of Unexpected Childhood Deaths 25Peter Fleming, Peter Sidebotham4 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 41Peter Blair5 Deaths from Unintentional Injuries 61Jo Sibert, Peter Sidebotham6 Fatal Child Maltreatment 75Peter SidebothamII Responding When a Child Dies 957 Responding to Unexpected Child Deaths 97Peter Sidebotham, Peter Fleming8 Police Investigation in Unexpected Childhood Deaths 132John Fox9 The Paediatric Post-Mortem Examination 154Phil Cox10 Supporting Families 170Alison Stewart, Ann DentIII Learning Lessons 20311 Reviewing Child Deaths 205Martin Ward Platt12 Serious Case Reviews 232Paul Tudor, Peter SidebothamAppendices1 Emergency Department Flow Chart and Checklist 2522 History Proforma 2563 Physical Examination Proforma 2594 Laboratory Investigations 2605 Scene Examination Proforma 2636 Resources for Bereaved Adults 2657 Resources for Professionals 2718 Practical Information for Families 2739 Opportunities to Be with Their Child 27910 Creating Footprints, Photographs and Mementoes 28111 A Framework to Guide Visiting 28412 Child Bereavement Network Belief Statement 29013 Local Case Discussion Proforma 29114 Child Death Review Core Dataset 29415 CDRT Proforma for Analysis 30116 Tools for Developing a Child Death Review Team 304References 310Index 339

"It gives practical advice to professionals and can be recommended for specialists in legal medical and specialists from other fields involved in the investigation of these deaths inside and outside the UK." (International Journal of Legal Medicine, September 2008) "It gives practical advice to professionals and can be recommended for specialists in legal medicine and specialists from other fields." (International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2008)