Charity Overview

River's Gift was founded in November 2011 by Alex Hamilton and Karl Waddell, two devastated yet focused and determined parents who were searching for answers surrounding the sudden and unexpected death of their healthy baby boy, River. River’s Gift is dedicated to ensuring all babies are safe whilst they sleep and supporting bereaved families. They do this by: Educating parents, caregivers and health professionals in safe sleep practices and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome);Funding world leading scientific SIDS research; Creating a platform of support and action for families touched by a SIDS loss.