Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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(SIDS), also known as “crib death”, claims the lives of 5,000 infants every year in the United States. It is the sudden or unexplained death of an infant in the first year of its life. It is the number one killer of babies under one year old, with 90% of cases occurring before the age of six ....
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.... were found to be smokers while they were pregnant. Secondly many of the infants were found to by lying face down at the time of their death. Another important issue that has been further investigated is that SIDS may be the result of the combinations of many syndromes. Such as: gastroesophageal reflux mixed with respiratory disease. #3
One of the newest ideas that researchers have suggested may be the cause of SIDS is “Vertebral Artery Compression Resulting from Head Movement”. This c ....
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