Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) are still unknown. Research, however, has identified several risk factors that may contribute to SIDS.

Follow the links below to find information about SIDS.

Reviewed July 2011

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Title:	Preventing SIDS
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	A guide to creating a safe sleeping environment for newborns and babies to prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Safe sleeping: nine tips
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	Tips on how to minimise the risk of SIDS for your newborn through safe sleeping practices. Tips for preventing SIDS include lying baby on back, keeping cot free of clutter, and information about bedclothes and baby breathing monitors.
Date:	Dec 2011

Title:	Safe sleeping
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Some sleeping arrangements are not safe. They can increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cause serious sleeping accidents.
Date:	Sep 2011

Title:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	A guide to understanding and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Includes information on safe sleeping and passive smoking.
Date:	Sep 2011

Title:	Baby care - safety issues
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Safety for your baby is important. Stay safe while driving with your child in the car. Check Australian safety standards for baby equipment and look for compulsory and recommended safety features on items like cots, prams, carseats, highchairs and baths. Take simple measures to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), which includes SIDS and fatal sleep accidents.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Aboriginal - sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	SIDS is when a baby suddenly dies in their sleep. We had a little baby. He was beautiful, healthy and strong. We put him to sleep - he wasn't sick. When we woke up he was so still, not breathing. Now we sit here, really sad.
Date:	May 2011

Title:	Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (including SIDS)
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is when babies die suddenly, without warning and for no obvious reason, while they are asleep.
Date:	Apr 2012

Title:	Baby's cot: making your baby's cot SIDS safe - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out how to make your baby's cot SIDS-safe.
Date:	May 2011

Title:	Sharing your bed with baby
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	An overview of the reasons for and against parents sharing a bed with their baby, including facts on co-sleeping and bed-sharing with babies, suggestions to avoid SIDS when co-sleeping and sharing a bed with baby, and tips for when co-sleeping is a problem.
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) explained
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	The unexpected death of a baby, when there is no apparent cause of death, is called sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is also known as 'cot death'. The incidence of SIDS in Australia has dropped dramatically. Putting a baby to sleep on its back, keeping the baby's head uncovered and avoiding exposure to tobacco smoke reduces the risk of SIDS.
Date:	Nov 2010

Title:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - risks
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Put your baby to sleep on their back, make sure their head won't get covered during sleep and avoid exposing them to tobacco smoke (before birth and after). Don't use cot bumpers, pillows, soft bedding or soft toys in a baby's cot. There is an increased risk of SIDS if a mother who is a smoker shares her bed with her baby. Don't bedshare if you have been drinking alcohol or are affected by other drugs.
Date:	Nov 2010

Title:	Safe sleeping for our babies
Publisher:	NSW Department of Health
Description:	Babies up to 12 months of age are at most risk of dying suddenly or unexpectedly during sleep. This brochure provides safe sleeping messages for Aboriginal families.
Date:	Mar 2010

Title:	SIDS: frequently asked questions - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out answers to frequently asked questions about SIDS, and how sudden infant death can be prevented.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	SIDS: reducing the risk - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Discover some ways of reducing the risk of SIDS or sudden unexpected death in infancy.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or cot death, is when an apparently healthy baby dies for no obvious reason.
Date:	Nov 2009

Title:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a term used to describe the unexpected death of an infant or young child, where subsequent investigations have failed to demonstrate a cause of death.
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	Positioning for acute respiratory distress in hospitalised infants and children
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Infants and children with respiratory distress may be more comfortable and breathe more easily when placed in positions other than lying on their back such as being supported over someone's shoulder, sitting upright or on their front with their legs b...
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Smoking: pregnancy and breast feeding - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Smoking while pregnant can affect the baby's growth and development, increasing the risk of low birth weight, premature birth and spontaneous abortions.
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	SIDS research - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out about the objectives behind research into SIDS currently being performed around the world.
Date:	Jan 2006

Title:	SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out more about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), its incidence and ways to reduce risk.
Date:	Dec 2003

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