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 SIDS clue found by researchers

New findings of research on SIDS are appearing in Journal of the American Medical Association.
SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) kills up to 2,300 infants each year who are not yet one year old.
The researchers studied the brains of some of these infants and found lower levels of the chemical serotonin. Serotonin is a chemical associated [...]



 Avoiding SIDS: Putting baby to sleep safely

How you put your baby to sleep has been attributed to causing or preventing SIDS. SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) has actually decreased dramatically since doctors have advised mothers to place babys on their backs while sleeping. The reasoning is that a baby can inhale carbon dioxide they exhale, and not be able to awake. [...]