A new study conducted in Australia may have identified why babies die from the heartbreaking and mysterious condition of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. Researchers are calling the small ...

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Sudden infant death syndrome is a mysterious and tragic disease that claims the lives of as many as four babies out of every 1,000. The babies lie down to sleep and fail to wake up. While the cause of ...

Awareness Month — an important time to share lifesaving information with families and caregivers. Although the exact cause of ...

Despite decades of research, no definite cause of SIDS is known. Researchers believe that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome probably has more than one cause, and that there may be different causes of SIDS ...

Sudden infant death syndrome, also known as SIDS, is one of the leading causes of mortality for babies, doctors say. But parents can take steps to reduce the risk of it. SIDS is the sudden, unexpected ...

A common household chemical might hold a surprising secret—one that could help prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In a new paper published in the Journal of Perinatology, researchers at ...