SIDS Risks

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Safe Bedding to Help Prevent SIDS
Before you put your baby to bed tonight, click here for the list of new safe bedding recommendations. »

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of any infant or... »

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Baby Waking at Night?
A SIDS Silver Lining Breastfed babies have longer sleep cycles than formula-fed babies, according to a study in the... »
Could SIDS Be Contagious?
Doctors first scoffed at the now-accepted idea that ulcers were often caused -- not by excess acids -- but by... »
Dangers of Parental Smoking
A study in the August 2000 issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that parents who smoke increase the risk... »
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Flat Heads and Tummy Time
Having babies sleep on their backs has successfully reduced the rate of SIDS, but has also been accompanied by reports... »
Misshapen Heads Due To Back Sleeping
The successful campaign to encourage babies to sleep on their backs has saved many lives by often preventing the... »
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Pacifiers and SIDS?
I want to know what you think. And we have some fresh evidence to consider. In October 2005, the American Academy of... »
Screening to Prevent SIDS?
Italy is considering a new screening program for all newborn babies, based on the impressive initial results of a pilot... »
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SIDS and Sleeping Arrangements
SIDS rates have fallen dramatically since the 1990's when we learned that putting babies to sleep on their backs could... »