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Alternate Names : SIDS, Crib Death
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring
There are no warning symptoms of SIDS. Often infants have symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, such as a cold, or gastroenteritis in the days before their death. Most infants who die of SIDS appear healthy when put to bed.
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnosis & Tests
Author: John Wegmann, MD Reviewer: Kathleen A. MacNaughton, RN, BSN Date Reviewed: 09/27/02