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Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) Bereavement Care Pathway

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*PLEASE NOTE - these documents were updated on 22nd July 2022. Please disregard all previous versions*

This document has been prepared to assist all healthcare professionals and staff who are involved in the care of families of a baby who has died suddenly and unexpectedly in infancy (up to 12 months).

Two versions are available here - a longer document with much greater detail and a shorter document which is a contains the same sections but in less detail.

The documents were piloted by 32 NHS Hospital Trusts in England from October 2017 to April 2019

Please note: these materials were updated for use in England on 22nd July 2022. Please disregard previous versions.