What is sids?

Death Syndrome: Sudden infant death syndrome. This common and tragic problem is the sudden death of a young baby without any warning signs. There has been some incredible work on prevention and teaching young parents how to position a sleeping baby to prevent sids.

Sudden Infant Death: SIDS is sudden infant death syndrome, an unfortunate sudden death event occurring in one in 2,000 babies. The latest thinking is that an unforeseen brain stem abnormality keeps the baby from arousing when necessary to take in more oxygen. Other metabolic disorders MCAD deficiency and potentially long QT syndrome, a cardiac rhythm problem are also potential factors.