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 ...

About 3,400 babies die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now, a new study led by researchers at Boston ...

I am a new mother with a two week old baby. The thought of SIDS scares me to death. I know to put my daughter to sleep on her back, but some people I know lost their baby to SIDS and they never put ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — As a new parent, one of the scariest things you hear about is sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. It's often referred to as a medical mystery in which a baby goes to sleep and ...

Every year 2,500 babies die of SIDS, and 1,000 of those deaths could have been prevented if the baby had been put to sleep in his own empty crib, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

Researchers are getting closer to being able to predict sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. Researchers believe metabolic signals could be key in reducing Sudden Infant Death mortality. Researchers ...