Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the sudden and
unexplained death of a baby, are thankfully rare, but there are steps parents can take to help reduce the risks.
SIDS is an acronym for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and it is the abrupt and
unexplained death of a baby under the age of 1 year.
Of these cases, 45 percent were categorized Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
an unexplained death of a baby that doesn't have a known cause even after a complete investigation.
SIDS is
the unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old.
Not exact matches
The American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) as well as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission strongly recommend against sharing a bed with your
baby due to the increased risk
of SIDS,
death from suffocation, strangulation, or another
unexplained cause.
In addition, according to the American Journal
of Public Health, 64 %
of sudden
unexplained infant
deaths occurred when the
babies were sharing a sleep surface with someone else.
Although the causes
of SIDS - related
deaths are often
unexplained, research suggests that there may be certain brain abnormalities present that make certain
babies more susceptible.
Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome is the sudden and unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby typically less than a year
Death Syndrome is the sudden and
unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby typically less than a year
death of a seemingly healthy
baby typically less than a year old.
SIDS, which stands for Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden and unexplained death of a healthy baby under one year of
Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden and
unexplained death of a healthy baby under one year of
death of a healthy
baby under one year
of age.
Sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS)- sometimes known as «cot
death» is the extremely rare event
of sudden, unexpected and
unexplained death of an otherwise healthy
baby.
According to the Mayo Clinic, SIDS is the
unexplained death of a relatively healthy
baby younger than one year old and usually occurs while a
baby is sleeping.
The
unexplained and sudden
death of a seemingly healthy
baby under age one is referred to as sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS).