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Links Between Babies’ First Breaths and SIDS
For a mother, there is no better feeling on the planet than holding her newborn. It’s a sweet and precious time, but there’s new research that may show just how critical those first few moments are to babies’ long-term wellbeing. New data may actually reveal a medical link between first breaths and sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. Data from this research might help detect SIDS before it happens....
June 4, 2021
SIDS, Serotonin and Infants
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the leading cause of death in infants under 12 months. While the exact cause has yet to be identified, sufficient evidence indicates that SIDS is primarily a physiological problem. A study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) further supports this theory. The study found that babies who died from SIDS have lower amounts of...
April 16, 2010