Sudden Infant Death
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) In 1998, 9. ... SIDS is often called crib death; it is a mysterious disease and is defined as the unexplained, sudden death of an infant between the ages of one month to one year of age. No one knows for sure what causes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). ... Some health experts suspect that there may be some defect in an affected infant’s breathing mechanism. ... A consecutive sample of 126 parent-infant pairs, of which 92. ... The average infant was 73 days old, was 3,003 grams at birth, and was full term. ... 1% of parents had placed the infant supine, 50. ... In conclusion although the cause of SIDS does not exist at this time, research has shown that there are precautions that one can take to protect their infant’s life.