pneumonia, child abuse, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy

combined. During the eighties, SIDS accounted for approximately 7,000 deaths,

but that number dropped below 3,000 by the late nineties. Unfortunately, this

decrease can only be attributed to better overall health techniques and

medical practices. As of yet, the main cause of death for infants around the

world is still unknown. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as

"Crib Death", is defined as the sudden death of an infant under one year of

age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including

performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review

of the clinical history. SIDS occurs unexpectedly in infants one month to one

year in age who seem healthy at the time. Ninety percent of deaths happen by

the end of the sixth month, usually between two and four months, ninety-eight

percent die before twelve months of age. A SIDS death occurs quickly with no

signs of suffering and is often associated with sleep. More deaths are

reported in the fall or winter, and there is a 60 percent to 40 percent male

its chances of getting SIDS or many other ailments; therefore, the infant

likely be the way it will happen. Although an investigation into the death

support the findings of the autopsy. If nothing leads to a definable cause of

infection could prove fatal. Another study suggests that SIDS is actually

these deaths as well. A less obvious risk factor concerns the way an infant

infant sharing a bed or sleeping in someone else's bed has proved to be a

should be placed in the supine position (on its back) making it easier for the

Apparently, the longer the episode of low pH level in the esophagus lasted,

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