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SIDS Follow-up “Researchers analyzed a database of 129,090 deaths from SIDS from 1973-2006 and 295,151 other infant deaths during that time period. They found that the highest number of deaths from SIDS occur on New Year’s Day: They spike by almost a third above the number of deaths that would be expected on a winter [...]

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NOTEWORTHY WEDNESDAY! Baby’s sleeping environment and the importance of it cannot in my opinion be overemphasized! Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a frightening thought to anyone especially to the parents of infants. A study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine has reported the use of a ceiling fan in a baby’s room was [...]

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SIDS…this is one of the most frightening topics for any parent to think about much less discuss. But since The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that infants be put to sleep on their backs and not on their stomachs there has been quite a dramatic reduction in deaths from SIDS. In 2004 the incidence of [...]

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