Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

“It’s not your fault”: Researchers now understand why SIDS occurs

“It’s not your fault”: Researchers now understand why SIDS occurs

Until now, the cause of SIDS has remained largely unknown Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for about 37% of sudden unexpected infant deaths a year in the U.S. This week, researchers from The Children’s Hospital Westmead in Sydney have released a study that confirms for the first time exactly how these tragic deaths occur. […]

4 years ago

“Happy, healthy” 2-year-old girl tragically dies in her sleep

“Happy, healthy” 2-year-old girl tragically dies in her sleep

Her mum says she will “never recover” from the loss. An inquest into the death of a “happy, healthy” toddler in the UK has found she died from atypical Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Natalie Morley found her two-year-old daughter Aaliyah Jayde Nolan unresponsive on the morning of January 23 last year. The mum called […]

5 years ago

Major Breakthrough In Discovering The Cause Of SIDS

Major Breakthrough In Discovering The Cause Of SIDS

Research carried out in Australia may hold the key to ending a diagnosis of ‘undetermined’ when it comes to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). A study on a group of babies who died from cot death found they had a decreased level of a protein that helps us wake up if we stop breathing from […]

10 years ago