Publications & resources

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: Special Report

22 Jun 2017, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee’s 12th data report, 2011–15

13 Apr 2017, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

The 12th data report released for the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee reporting on data of deaths in children and young people aged 28 days to 24 years who died in New Zealand from 2002 to the present.

The Seventh Report on the Activities of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee: 2011–16

31 Jan 2017, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

This seventh activities report presents the activities of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2016.

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee review policy

8 Sep 2016, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

This policy gives clear direction and guidance on the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee's model of operating, theory of change and its expectations of the people and organisations that work with them.

Powerpoint: Summary of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee’s 11th data report, 2010–14

20 Jun 2016, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Summary of key data from the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee’s 11th data report, 2010–14.

CYMRC powerpoint: the work we do to reduce avoidable child and youth deaths

8 Jun 2016, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Powerpoint presentation outlining the work the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee does to reduce avoidable deaths.

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee mortality data reports

3 Jun 2016, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Mortality data reports for the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee.

Presentation: off road vehicle child and youth deaths

2 Oct 2015, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

A presentation delivered by Dr Nick Baker at the ACC quad bike child safety forum on 18 September 2015.

CYMRC poster 'Recommendations and actions – attributes most associated with system improvement'

28 Sep 2015, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Poster by Nick Baker and Brandy Griffin (CYMRC): Recommendations and actions – attributes most associated with system improvement. (Highly commended at APAC Forum 2015.)

Special report: Child and youth mortality from motorcycle, quad bike and motorised agricultural vehicle use

17 Dec 2014, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Special report from the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee: Child and youth mortality from motorcycle, quad bike and motorised agricultural vehicle use, with a focus on deaths under age 15 years.

Safe sleep videos from Northland DHB

5 Dec 2014, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Northland District Health Board (DHB), in conjunction with the regional Child Health Network and Whakawhetu, has produced four television commercials promoting SUDI prevention with the acronym PEPE - Place, Eliminate, Position and Encourage.

Presentation: Unintentional injury, we can all make a difference

29 Sep 2014, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Presentation on unintentional injury by Dr Stuart Dalziel, Director of Emergency Medicine Research at Starship Children's Hospital, to the annual Plunket conference in 2014.

Death of young people by unintentional poisoning 2002-08

2 Sep 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Presentation by Dr Nick Baker on the death of young people by unintentional poisoning 2002-08.

Rangatahi huffing to early grave

29 Aug 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

In this article from Waatea News, Dr Nick Baker (chair of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee) says the deaths of young Māori through unintentional substance and alcohol poisoning is a community problem than needs a community solution.

Special report: Unintentional deaths from poisoning in young people

26 Aug 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

A new report highlights the need to intervene early to prevent unintentional deaths from poisoning in young people.

Bed sharing when parents do not smoke: is there a risk of SIDS? An individual level analysis of five major case–control studies

23 May 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

This article from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) seeks to resolve uncertainty as to the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) associated with sleeping in bed with your baby if neither parent smokes and the baby is breastfed.

Presentation by Dr Nick Baker: suffocation in place of sleep in New Zealand

21 Mar 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

Presentation by Dr Nick Baker: the context and circumstances of unintentional suffocation in place of sleep in New Zealand.

Local Child and Youth Mortality Review Group newsletter - March 2013

5 Mar 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee

The first issue of the Local Child and Youth Mortality Review Group newsletter is now available online.