Research will be directed at defining the abnormalities and developing techniques to be used by pathologists in autopsies to diagnose these abnormalities. A task force made up of pediatric pathologists will develop the specifics of the research project. Research will be conducted into the development of a way to identify at birth, or soon after birth, those infants who suffer from the subtle and potentially fatal abnormality. Very little research has been conducted on determining those prenatal factors responsible for the chronic abnormality. Then it would be possible to avoid the pathways that result in the abnormality.
Every baby deserves the promise of life.
We are at the threshold of a breakthrough in our understanding of sudden infant death. To move ahead we need a larger amount of research dollars than has previously been available. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome can be eradicated within our lifetime, and that is our goal.