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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 January 2008
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Sharing your bed with baby
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Reasons for and against sharing your bed with your baby; suggestions to help avoid SIDS; suggestions for sharing a room.
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Apr 2008
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - risks
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Better Health Channel
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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) to dramatically reduce the risk of SIDS.
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Feb 2008
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) explained
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Better Health Channel
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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'.
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Feb 2008
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Sleeping with your baby
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Through most of human evolution it has been normal for babies and mothers to sleep together, often with the baby feeding from the breast while the mother hardly wakes. But it may not always be safe.
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Feb 2008
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Aboriginal - sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Feb 2008
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Baby care - safety issues
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Better Health Channel
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Providing a safe environment is an important part of caring for your new baby. Babies need to be safe at home and when they're away from home with you. Strollers, baby restraints and capsules, cots and baths all need to meet safety standards and be used with care.
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Jan 2008
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Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (including SIDS)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is when babies die suddenly, without warning and for no obvious reason, while they are asleep.
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Jan 2008
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Infant deaths - fact sheet
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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The survival of infants in their first year of life is commonly viewed as an indicator of general health and wellbeing of a population.
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Nov 2007
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Safe sleeping
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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How to minimise risk of SIDS for your newborn, including lying baby on back, keeping cot free of clutter, and information about bedclothes and baby breathing monitors.
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Nov 2007
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Preventing SIDS
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to creating a safe sleeping environment for newborns and babies to prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), including avoiding exposing babies to smoke.
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Apr 2007
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Smoking: pregnancy and breast feeding
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myDr
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Smoking while pregnant can affect the baby's growth and development, increasing the risk of low birth weight, premature birth and spontaneous abortions.
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Sep 2006
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
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myDr
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or cot death, is when an apparently healthy baby dies for no obvious reason.
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Aug 2006
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Positioning for acute respiratory distress in hospitalised infants and children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Infants and children with respiratory distress may potentially 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 tummies with...
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Feb 2005
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SIDS: reducing the risk
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myDr
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Discover 3 simple ways you can reduce the risk of SIDS.
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May 2002
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SIDS and grief
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myDr
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Grief is not simple sadness, nor is it expressed only by crying. Each parent, and other family members, will feel many strong emotions in the following days, weeks and months after a baby dies.
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May 2002
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SIDS: causes
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myDr
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The causes of SIDS are not known. Attempts to explain the sudden and unexpected death of an infant adequately have always been difficult.
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Mar 2002
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SIDS (cot death)
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myDr
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is when an apparently normal healthy baby dies and no medical reason for the death can be found.
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Jan 2002
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