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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death or crib death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child less than one year of age. It requires that the death remains unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usually occurs during sleep. Risks vary with age for sleep-related infant deaths. Michelle Healy, USA TODAY 12:06 a.m. EDT July 14, 2014. This photo illustrates a safe sleep environment for a baby, in which the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death are low. Risks vary with age for sleep-related infant deaths. Sleep environment is considered a critical factor in reducing the nearly 4,000 unexpected sleep-related infant deaths that occur each year from SIDS, accidental suffocation, or unknown causes. 1 SIDS is the most common cause of death in infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, with most deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months. 2  SIDS is Sudden and Silent, the infant was seemingly healthy; unpredictable and unpreventable. Using a database of sleep-related infant death reports from 24 states between 2004 and 2012, Colvin and colleagues found: • 69% of all deaths occurred while infants were bed-sharing. • In all deaths, 35% of all infants were placed to sleep on their side or stomach: 37% of younger infants; 29% of older. • 38% of all infants were found on their stomach: 42% of older infants; 37% of younger. Stat. Ann. § 20-15-501 et seq. create the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act. The Act requires certain police and medical professionals with knowledge of the sudden death of a child between the ages of one week and one year to report the death to the county coroner within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the death. WHAT: Sudden infant death syndrome, also called crib death, is the unexplained death of a healthy infant. It's the leading cause of fatality in babies 1 month to 1 year old, affecting 2,500 a year. WHO: Boys are slightly more likely to die of SIDS. WHEN: Most deaths occur between 2 and 4 months of age. But take this opportunity to educate yourself on what is currently known about this disease. THE TRUTH ABOUT SIDS. 1  SIDS is the most common cause of death in infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, with most deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months. SIDS was the third leading cause of death in children less than one year old in the United States in 2011. It is the most common cause of death between one month and one year of age. About 90% of cases happen before six months of age, with it being most frequent between two month and four months of age. It occurs more often in males than females. Ill. Rev Stat. ch. 55, § 5/3-3016 requires an autopsy to be performed by a licensed physician when an infant under two years of age has died suddenly and unexpectedly. Requires that the parents of the child receive a preliminary report of the autopsy within five days of the infant's death.
SIDS is the most common cause of death in infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, with most deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months.