Understanding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 8 Articles

by Ann Marie Dwyer

As a mother of ten, knowing the particulars of SIDS was a necessity. I started with my doctor. He told me that no one really knows what causes SIDS, but for preventative measures I could take, ask my pediatrician. She...read more

by Belle Starr

How can anyone understand Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? It is one of the most devastating things that can happen to any family. A seeming healthy baby goes to sleep and for unexplained reasons never wakes up. This mostly c...read more

by Trudi Buck

There are many things parents worry about when they bring their newborn home from the hospital. Among them is the fear of their little one succumbing to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). What's more frightening is, as o...read more

by JT Till

You enter your baby's room in the morning and discover there is no movement. Frantically you try to wake your child up but to no avail. Scared to death you phone 911 only to discover your baby has died. This is an excr...read more

by Tina Hearne

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS is the death of a healthy child less than 1 year of age in which the death occurs while the child is sleeping. This cause of death is almost unexplainable seeing as how a generally heal...read more

by Neveen Shaheen

The most frightening thing about sudden death infant syndrome (SIDS) is that we don't understand fully what is it or what causes it. SIDS is when really young infants ranging from babies who are still newly born up to two ...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

Understand: to grasp the significance, implications, or importance of: He does not understand responsibility.So says the dictionary, thus to understand Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS),would involve grasping the signific...read more

by Chavie Cyn

The sad part about SIDs (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is it cannot be understood or explained nor comprehended. It is one of those sad mysteries that happen (more to baby boys than baby girls) Some call this "crib death"...read more