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SIDS: How Much Do We Really Know About This Mysterious Killer of Babies?

SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is known for its non-biased and unexpected attack on the innocent life of infants under 1 year of age. SIDS does not discriminate, but it does seem to favor infants between 2 and 4 months of age. As researchers continually try to learn more about the risk factors involved, there are still many unanswered questions about this mysterious syndrome. We hope that the information you'll read in these articles will help you understand more about SIDS. We feel for those families who have been touched by SIDS, and ask you to keep all the innocent babies in your daily thoughts and prayers. Our hearts go out to you all.

SIDS: Part I: What Exactly is SIDS?

What Is SIDS?
What Are the Most Common Characteristics of SIDS?
What Are Risk Factors for SIDS?
How Many Babies Die From SIDS?
How Do Professionals Diagnose SIDS?
What SIDS Is and What SIDS Is Not
References

SIDS: Part II: What Everyone Needs to Know

Facts About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
What is SIDS?
What Causes SIDS?
Can SIDS Be Prevented?
Where Can You Turn for SIDS Information and Support?
Some Basic Facts about SIDS
What SIDS is Not

SIDS: Part III: Reducing The Risks For SIDS - Some Steps Parents Can Take

What is Meant by Risk Factors?
Important Factors

SIDS: Part IV: Toxic Gases Causing Crib Death? Learn How to Protect Your Baby

Have they found a possible prevention to SIDS? Article by Jane Sheppard, Publisher of the Healthy Child Newsletter.

Update SIDS: Part V: The Cause of Cot Death, and How to Prevent It

Article by Dr. Jim Sprott, a New Zealand scientist. He has been running the Cot Life 2000 campaign.

Visit the following Internet site for more information about SIDS:

AAP on Infant Sleep Position & SIDS
American SIDS Institute
Cot Life 2000
Cot Life Society UK
SIDS Australia Online
SIDS Network, Inc.
The SIDS Alliance
The SIDS Resource Center
The "Back to Sleep" Campaign
The Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths

Below are a few books about SIDS and dealing with the loss of a child. Use Amazon.com's secure server to order:

Sudden Infant Death: Enduring the Loss: - John Defrain, Linda Ernst, Deanne Jakub. Buy it now through Amazon.com's secure server! Click HERE or on the image of the books to give this gift to yourself or someone else!

The SIDS Survival Guide: Information and Comfort for Grieving Family and Friends and Professionals Who Seek to Help Them: - Joani Nelson Horchler, Robin Rice Morris. Buy it NOW through Amazon.com's secure server! Click HERE or on the image of the books to give this gift to yourself or someone else!

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby: - Deborah L. Davis. Buy it NOW through Amazon.com's secure server! Click HERE or on the image of the books to give this gift to yourself or someone else!

Mommy, Please Don't Cry: - Linda Deymaz. Buy it NOW through Amazon.com's secure server! Click HERE or on the image of the books to give this gift to yourself or someone else!

Dear Cheyenne, A Journey into Grief, A Collection of Angels & Love, A Celebration of Motherhood: - Joanne Cacciatore. Buy it NOW through Amazon.com's secure server! Click HERE or on the image of the books to give this gift to yourself or someone else!

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