Human Growth and Development / Unit 3 HGD 0310 short lesson, about 20 seconds
SUID and SIDS
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The idea
Sudden unexpected infant death is an unexpected death under one year, often in sleep; sudden infant death syndrome is named when investigation finds no cause.
In practice
Accidental suffocation, unknown causes and SIDS, the three kinds of sudden unexpected infant death.
Where people slip
One leading hypothesis links SIDS to abnormalities in the brainstem area that regulates breathing.
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