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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
SIDS; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/sids |
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is any sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. The term cot death is sometimes used in the United Kingdom, and crib death in North America. Diagnosis SIDS is a definition of exclusion and should only apply to an infant whose death is sudden and unexpected, and remains unexplained after the performance of an adequate postmortem investigation including (1) an autopsy, (2) investigation of the scene and ci ...
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Resources
- After Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Facing Anniversaries, Holidays, and Special Events (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - African American Outreach Parent Brochure (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Back to Sleep Campaign Door Hanger-African American Outreach (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Back to Sleep Door Hanger (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Back to Sleep Resource Kit - African American Outreach (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Back to Sleep Take Home Card (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Back to Sleep: Questions and Answers for Professionals on Infant Sleeping Position and SIDS (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Bed Sharing with Siblings, Soft Bedding, Increase SIDS Risk (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sudden Infant Death (National Institutes of Health)
- Crib death (MayoClinic)
- Death of a Child - The Grief of the Parents: A Lifetime Journey, The (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
- FASTATS: Infant Deaths/Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics)
- First Candle/SIDS Alliance
- Health and Heritage: SIDS Among American Indian and Alaskan Natives (Indian Health Services)
- Heart Gone Haywire Blamed in Some Sudden Infant Deaths (American Heart Association)
- Higher SIDS Risk Found in Infants Placed in Unaccustomed Sleeping Position (National Institutes of Health)
- Incidence of SIDS Increases during Cold Weather: A Winter Alert to All Caregivers of Infants (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Infant Positioning and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Selected Annotated Bibliography (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
- Infantile Apnea and Home Monitoring (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (American Medical Association)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center
- National SIDS Resource Center Reference and Referral Services (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
- National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
- NICHD Winter Alert to Parents of Newborn Infants: Increased Incidence of SIDS During Cold Weather (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Ponga al Bebe a Dormir sin Peligro (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Proteja a su bebé del síndrome de muerte infactil subita (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Reduce the Risk of SIDS (Office of the Director)
- Reduction in SIDS Deaths Helps Bring Low Infant Mortality (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Repositioning Techniques for Infants (Cleveland Clinic)
- Research on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Safe Sleep for My Grandbaby (First Candle/SIDS Alliance, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center) - Links to PDF File
- SIDS: (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- SIDS: Sudden and Silent (Nemours Foundation)
- Study Identifies SIDS Risk Factors among American Indian Infants (Back to Sleep Campaign, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Medline Plus)
- Sudden infant death syndrome (Google Health)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Vaccination (National Immunization Program)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and the Child Care Provider (First Candle/SIDS Alliance, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center) - Links to PDF File
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Trying to Understand the Mystery (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
- Summits Seek to Reduce SIDS Risk in African American Community (National Institutes of Health)
- What is SIDS? (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, MCHB, HRSA, HHS)
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