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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

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

Rachel Moon: It stands for sudden infant death syndrome, and it is a term that describes when babies die suddenly and unexpectedly.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022

Paranoia, when you’re a parent, is everywhere, adds Wu, recalling how she Googled about sleep training when she had her baby — and got a hit about sudden infant death syndrome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022


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