Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): References

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Reduce the risk of SIDS. American Academy of Pediatrics. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/sleep/Pages/Preventing-SIDS.aspx. Updated January 12, 2017. Accessed September 2021.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant death syndrome. https://www.cdc.gov/sids/. Updated December 31, 2020. Accessed September 2021.

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National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death. https://safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov/safesleepbasics/risk/reduce. Accessed September 2021.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant death syndrome. Data and Statistics. https://www.cdc.gov/sids/data.htm. Updated April 28, 2021. Accessed September 2021.