{"id":1313,"date":"2018-10-02T14:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T19:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:45:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T18:45:44","slug":"october-is-national-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avenue360.org\/blog\/october-is-national-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month."},"content":{"rendered":"

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October is National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month.<\/strong>\u00a0 Sudden Death Syndrome or SIDS, is an unexplained death occurring\u00a0during sleep of\u00a0an otherwise healthy infant under 1 year of age.\u00a0 SIDS is also known as crib death since infants die in their crib.<\/p>\n

Although the cause is unknown, it appears that SIDS might be associated with defects in the portion of an infant’s brain that controls breathing and arousal from sleep.\u00a0\u00a0Researchers have discovered some factors that might put babies at extra risk.<\/p>\n

Many parents have heard of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS.\u00a0 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is at an all-time low however, approximately 400o infants die each year to sleep-related\u00a0deaths.<\/p>\n

A combination of sleep environment and physical factors can make an infant more vulnerable to SIDS.\u00a0 These factors can vary from infant to infant.<\/p>\n

Physical Factors Associated with SIDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n