Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or better known as crib death, is the sudden death of an obviously healthy infant between 2 weeks and 1 years of age, due to unknown causes. About 95 percent of all cases occur between 2 and 4 months of age. This syndrome is responsible for at least 7,000 infant deaths annually in the United States. SIDS occurs more frequently in male infants, particularly premature babies, infants born to mothers who had narcotic drugs during pregnancy, …

…number of research projects involving experimental preventive measures have been reported in the current medical literature. Some of these experiences may prove to be helpful either in reducing the risk of SIDS, or perhaps preventing altogether: positioning a baby to sleep on hi/her side, allowing the infant to sleep alone in it’s crib, not on a couch or waterbed. Doing the following can reduce the risk of SIDS for your infant by 50 percent.