Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Latest News
• Bedsharing May Play a Role in Some Infant Deaths (03/09/2001, Reuters)
• Hospitals Don't Always Obey 'Back to Sleep' Rule (03/06/2001, Reuters)

From the National Institutes of Health
• SIDS: "Back to Sleep" Campaign (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

General/Overviews

• Changing Concepts of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• SIDS: Sudden and Silent (Nemours Foundation)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Prevention/Screening

• Babies Sleep Safest on Their Backs: Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - African American Outreach Parent Brochure
• Campaign's Resource Kit Seeks to Reduce Incidence of SIDS in African American Communities (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• To Reduce SIDS Risk, Doctor's Advice Most Important In Choice of Placing Infants to Sleep on Their Backs (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Research

• NICHD-Funded Researchers Uncover Abnormal Brain Pathways In SIDS Victims (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• After Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Facing Anniversaries, Holidays, and Special Events (National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center)

Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Alliance (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance)

Español/Spanish

• Proteja a su Bebé del Síndrome de Muerte Infantil Súbita (SMIS) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)