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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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Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the
Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
... What is SIDS? SIDS, stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby under 1 year of age. Because many SIDS babies are found in their cribs, some people call S...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Bed Sharing with Siblings, Soft Bedding, Increase SIDS Risk ... Infants who share a bed with other children are at a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than are other infants, according to the most recent analysis of a study of predominantly Africa...
Source: National Institutes of Health
Higher SIDS Risk Found in Infants Placed in Unaccustomed Sleeping Position ... Infants accustomed to sleeping on their backs who are then placed to sleep on their stomachs or sides are at an increased risk for SIDS — greater than the increased SIDS risk of infants always pl...
Source: National Institutes of Health
Summits Seek to Reduce SIDS Risk In African American Community ... In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has joined forces with three national African American Women's organizations in a year-lo...
Source: National Institutes of Health
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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
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