SIDS

Join ACSH directors of bio-sciences and medicine Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein as they break down these stories on episode 16 of the Science Dispatch podcast:

At just three months old and with no warning, my older brother—my parents' first child—died in his sleep at the babysitter's house, a tragic case of a very rare condition called sudden infant d

Our infant son is celebrating his half birthday! An entire six months has passed in the blink of an eye as we watched our little dude grow, practically overnight.

The past three months of having Thomas John around have been the most exhausting, yet most rewarding days of our lives.

It seems like old news - that babies up until around one year old should be put to sleep on their backs - to decrease the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). It seems that way because it is.

In this household, we are pretty fortunate to have my mother living with us. In fact, it was my husband's idea to move her in after my father passed away. What can I say, he has a heart of gold.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a new parent's worst nightmare - the sudden death of an infant less than one year of age, most frequently during the night - that has no immediately obvious cause.

Can you find the three things wrong with this picture? Answer at the end of the article.

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