Sudden_Infant_Death_Syndrome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome When a parent loses a child, the thought alone is indescribable. The death leaves a permanent hole in the heart of the family. To have a child die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (also known as S.I.D.S.) is sometimes actually defined as indescribable – words can never be enough to explain away the pain. SIDS is the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and the review of the child’s medical history. Most cases of SIDS occur when a baby is asleep in their crib; therefore SIDS is also known as “crib death.” SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning, SIDS is said to be the cause of death, when there is no other explanation. Age and race have a great impact on the chances of an infant dying of SIDS. The leading cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age is SIDS. Although, most cases occur between 1 and 4 months. African American babies are two to three times more susceptible to die of SIDS than a Caucasian baby. sids, death, infant, year, deaths, states, rates, one, mothers, mortality, known, infants, between, back, baby, times, three, sudden, sleep, low, die, declined, child, cause, campaign, birth, babies, american, age, 2001, victims, unexplained, under, thought