Irish Sudden Infant Death Association

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER> <p align="CENTER"><a href="home.htm"><img src="Images/logo/mini/minilogo.gif" alt="ISIDA Logo" width="53" height="60" border="0"></a><img src="Images/Titlebar/title450.gif" width="450" height="59"><a href="home.htm"><img src="Images/logo/mini/minilogo.gif" alt="ISIDA Logo" width="53" height="60" border="0"></a><br> <a href="mainfund.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/fund.gif" width="80" height="23" border="0"></a><a href="mainmedia.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/media.gif" width="87" height="23" border="0"></a><a href="mainpros.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/pros.gif" width="91" height="23" border="0"></a><a href="mainstats.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/stats.gif" width="64" height="23" border="0"></a><a href="mainsupport.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/support.gif" width="55" height="23" border="0"></a><a href="maineducation.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/education.gif" width="67" height="23" align="TOP" border="0"></a><a href="maincontact.htm"><img src="Images/navbar/contact.gif" width="73" height="23" border="0"></a> </p></CENTER> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000080">The Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (ISIDA) is a voluntary organisation that:</font></p> <ul> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li>offers support to families bereaved by Sudden Infant Death and others affected by it.</li> </font> <li><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">provides information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to </font><a href="maineducation.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">parents</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">, </font><a href="mainpros.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">professionals,</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> the </font><a href="mainmedia.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">media</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> and the public at large.</font> </li> <li><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">promotes and supports </font><a href="mainstats.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">research</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> into the causes and prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.</font> </li> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li>raises funds to support the above. </li> </font> </ul> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <p><b><img src="Images/patrick.jpg" width="160" height="225" align="LEFT" alt="This is Patrick">Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)</b>, commonly called cot death, is the sudden death of an infant or young child which is unexpected by history and in which a thorough post mortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death. Each week in Ireland a child dies suddenly and unexpectedly, a victim of Cot Death (SIDS).</p> <p>ISIDA provides a variety of support and information services. These services are provided by trained staff and trained volunteers who have themselves experienced the feelings of grief, loss and isolation which follows the death of a child. The services include:</p> </font> <ul> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> </font> <li><a href="maincontact.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Nationwide Support Helpline 1850 391 391</font></a> </li> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li>Bereavement Group Therapy for newly bereaved parents and children</li> </font> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li><a href="befriend.htm" target="">Befriending Service</a></li> </font> <li><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">A handbook of information on SIDS and bereavement, titled '</font><a href="mainsupport.htm" target="main"><font face="Arial, Helvetica">A Precious Past, A Hopeful Future.</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">'</font> </li> <li><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080">A </font><a href="remembrance.htm"><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Book of Remembrance</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> commemorating babies and young children who have died suddenly and unexpectedly.</font> </li> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li><a href="service.htm" target="">Annual Memorial Service</a></li> </font> <li><a href="mailto:kibnsidr@iol.ie" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Annual Newsletter</font></a> </li> <li><a href="mainpros.htm" target=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica">SIDS Model of Care and Information Hotline for Professionals</font></a> </li> <font face="Arial, Helvetica" color="#000080"> <li>Training Video for professionals, titled <i>'Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Co-ordinated approach for professionals.'</i></li> </font> </ul> <center> <font face="Arial"> Number of hits:<img src="http://cgi-bin.iol.ie/cgi-bin/nph-count?width=6&link=/~kibnsidr/home.htm" width=90 height=20 align="CENTER"> </font> </center> <p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial"><small></small></font><small><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=1>Designed and Produced by </font><a href="mailto:sleepy@iol.ie"><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=1>Stephen McSweeney</font></a><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=1> © 1998</font></small></p> <p align="CENTER"></p> <center> <small><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="1">This site is best viewed with<br> <a href="http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/index.html" target="_top"><img src="Images/now_anim_button.gif" border="0" width="90" height="30"></a></font></small> </center> <CENTER> </CENTER> <P><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></P> </BODY>