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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Fact Sheet
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Source: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/factsheets/sids
Description: SIDS is the unexpected death of an apparently healthy #infant under 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a complete autopsy, investigation of the scene of death, and review of the infant's medical history. The exact cause of #SIDS is still unknown, but there are risk factors that increase the likelihood of it occurring, such as exposing infants to secondhand smoke, overheating, and placing infants to sleep on their stomachs. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be placed on their backs to sleep, on a firm sleep surface, with no soft bedding or toys, to reduce the risk of SIDS.
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- 45-Hour Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- 45 Hour Infant and Toddler Methods and Materials
- Playful Spaces: Designing the Infant & Toddler Classroom
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome in Young Children
- Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
- SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
- Tomorrow's Einsteins: Infant and Toddler Science
- Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma
- Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Use of Safe Sleep Practices
