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• Lives saved but more action needed to prevent infant and child deaths
  

  Lives saved but more action needed to prevent infant and child deaths

  18th Mar 2013, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) estimates nearly 3000 lives have been saved in the past 20 years because of efforts to prevent sudden unexpected death in infants (SUDI).

• CYMRC letter to Coroner Evans

  CYMRC letter to Coroner Evans

  25th Jul 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  CYMRC's response to a request from Coroner Evans for its views on the adequacy of present state systems for the care and protection of children and suggestions about improvements

• Commission writes to DHBs about SUDI prevention

  Commission writes to DHBs about SUDI prevention

  20th Jul 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Health Quality & Safety Commission has written to district health boards asking them to prioritise the prevention of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI).

• The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee welcomes newborn enrolment policy
  

  The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee welcomes newborn enrolment policy

  13th Jul 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee welcomes the newborn enrolment policy announced by Health Minister Tony Ryall last week. The new policy will mean babies will be registered with their general practitioner soon after birth.

• Surviving the risk-taking years
  

  Surviving the risk-taking years

  29th Mar 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  During the ‘middle years’ young people need to gain skills to protect them from injury or death as older teenagers, says the Chair of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC).

• Australia New Zealand Child Death Review and Prevention Group - Middle years focus required to prevent teen deaths

  Australia New Zealand Child Death Review and Prevention Group - Middle years focus required to prevent teen deaths

  29th Feb 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Australia New Zealand Child Death Review and Prevention Group (ANZCDR&PG) met on 20 February 2012 in Queensland, Australia.

• Call for nominations to the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee
  

  Call for nominations to the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee

  24th Feb 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Health Quality & Safety Commission Board is seeking new member(s) for the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee

• Caution urged around alcohol, children and cars over summer
  

  Caution urged around alcohol, children and cars over summer

  18th Jan 2012, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) is urging people to take extra care around children this summer to avoid incidents involving vehicles or alcohol.

• NZMJ article on Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy, authored by Dr Nick Baker

  NZMJ article on Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy, authored by Dr Nick Baker

  11th Nov 2011, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  Sudden unexpected infant death—no more “stunned amazement”!

• Low Speed Run Over Mortality – Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee
  

  Low Speed Run Over Mortality – Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee

  2nd Sep 2011, Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Featured

  The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) has released a report examining deaths from low speed run overs and ways of preventing them.