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SIDS
SIDS is most likely to occur between 2 and 4 months of age, and 90% occur by 6 months of age. It occurs more often in winter months, with the peak in January. There is also a greater rate of SIDS among Native and African Americans.
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Keep reading most sids deaths are between 2 and 4 months . Is that when the baby is starting her 4th month or finishing?
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