Sudden infant death syndrome, also known as SIDS, is one of the leading causes of mortality for babies, doctors say. But parents can take steps to reduce the risk of it. SIDS is the sudden, unexpected ...

I am a new mother with a two week old baby. The thought of SIDS scares me to death. I know to put my daughter to sleep on her back, but some people I know lost their baby to SIDS and they never put ...

Every year 2,500 babies die of SIDS, and 1,000 of those deaths could have been prevented if the baby had been put to sleep in his own empty crib, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexpected, sudden death of an infant under the age of 1 year with no known cause. The highest risk of SIDS death is between 1–4 months of age. SIDS is the ...