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Sudden Child Deaths: The Search for Answers

Richard Bilton investigates sudden unexplained deaths in children and looks at the research trying to find out why they happen.

It's a parent's nightmare. An apparently healthy child dying without warning, and no explanation of what went wrong. Yet unexplained deaths in children over a year old happen almost once a week in the UK. They sometimes result in parents being falsely accused of harming their child. Reporter Richard Bilton investigates these sudden unexplained deaths in children and looks at the research trying to find out why they happen.

28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterRichard Bilton
EditorKaren Wightman
Executive ProducerAndrew Head
ProducerClaire Kendall

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Feb 202418:30GMT
  • Sun 11 Feb 202402:30GMT
  • Sun 11 Feb 202415:30GMT