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sudden infant death syndrome

NOUN
unexplained infant death
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Their youngest, Scott, died of sudden infant death syndrome aged two months.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Instead, he deferred to an emergency room doctor’s diagnosis of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2024

Decades ago, Bergman made waves in Olympia and Washington, D.C., advocating for research into sudden infant death syndrome, then also called “crib death.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

The high incidence of low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome in such communities was a focus of the program.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2023

By 2000, babies dying from sudden infant death syndrome dropped across the U.S. by almost half to 62 in every 1,000 live births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023



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