### Question
What does sudden unexpected infant death mean?


### Answer
**Sudden unexpected infant death** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 300c*:

> the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that when first discovered did not have an obvious cause

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 300c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER IX-GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME > Part B-Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood**

