sudden infant death syndrome
noun
: death of an apparently healthy infant usually before one year of age that is of unknown cause and occurs especially during sleep
—abbreviation SIDS
called also crib death
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Caleb's death at just 19 days old was reported as sudden infant death syndrome.
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Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
In the late 1990s, Sally Clark suffered a double tragedy, losing two infant sons to sudden infant death syndrome.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
The law defines unexpected deaths as those caused by sudden infant death syndrome or that were from unknown causes as well as all others that did not result from a disease for which the child was receiving medical treatment.
—My Ly, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2023
At a research conference in Seattle in 1969, the term sudden infant death syndrome was first formally proposed as a diagnosis.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
They've been repeatedly linked to suffocation and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
—Christin Perry, Parents, 31 Jan. 2024
Starlight had died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
—Maggie Freleng, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
Consumer Product Safety Commission Even though loungers are marketed for awake time, newborns can quickly nod off in the cozy, pillow-like product, according to Dr. Rachel Moon, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ task force on sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Keith also has three kids with model Anita Pallenberg: sons Marlon Leon Sundeep Richards, 54, Dandelion Angela Richards, 51, and Tara Jo Jo Gunne Richards, who died of sudden infant death syndrome two months after birth.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
In the late 1990s, Sally Clark suffered a double tragedy, losing two infant sons to sudden infant death syndrome.
—David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
The law defines unexpected deaths as those caused by sudden infant death syndrome or that were from unknown causes as well as all others that did not result from a disease for which the child was receiving medical treatment.
—My Ly, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2023
At a research conference in Seattle in 1969, the term sudden infant death syndrome was first formally proposed as a diagnosis.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
They've been repeatedly linked to suffocation and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
—Christin Perry, Parents, 31 Jan. 2024
Starlight had died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
—Maggie Freleng, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
Consumer Product Safety Commission Even though loungers are marketed for awake time, newborns can quickly nod off in the cozy, pillow-like product, according to Dr. Rachel Moon, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ task force on sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Keith also has three kids with model Anita Pallenberg: sons Marlon Leon Sundeep Richards, 54, Dandelion Angela Richards, 51, and Tara Jo Jo Gunne Richards, who died of sudden infant death syndrome two months after birth.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
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