Shirley Lyford Tonkin, one of New Zealand's prominent paediatricians and the founder of the Cot Death Association, has died. She was 94.
Dr Tonkin died peacefully at home on Wednesday.
She was an advocate for child safety and one of three researchers involved in the development of a foam insert for car seats which helped prevent babies from choking.
The foam insert helps keep the babies' heads upright in a natural position instead of slumping forward.
Her funeral will be held on February 3 at St Mark's Anglican Church in Auckland.
