Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (sids)
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...rare mother who has not tiptoed into her sleeping baby's room and listened just to make sure that tiny chest is moving in a gentle breathing rhythm. However, there is a tragic syndrome resulting in the death of nearly one baby every half hour of the day . It is a syndrome that comes without any warning or sign. This deadly syndrome is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (S.I.D.S.). More children have died from SIDS in one year than those who have died from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, child abuse, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy combined. In fact, SIDS has claimed the life of 150,000 children in the United States alone, equaling a total of 7,000 a year. According to my pertinent research, it is estimated that two deaths per 1,000 live births will be the direct result of SIDS.1 Unfortunately, there are no adequate medical explanations giving evidence to the cause nor are there any effective methods of prevention for SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is defined as "the sudden death of an infant under one year of age, which remains unexplained after the performance of a postmortem investigationluding an autopsy, an examination...
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