A May 2025 report published in the US’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report warns new parents that nursing pillows and sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) might be linked. Sleeping Safe? Researchers have sounded the alarm that nursing pillows should never be placed in sleep spaces with infants. Citing confusion caused […]

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A fifth of US mothers are still putting their infants in a non-supine position (on their side, on their stomach) within six months of birth.

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US researchers identify 14 key factors that can predict Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk.

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New research shows that infants exposed to a combination of alcohol and smoking during pregnancy have an increased risk of SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden and unexplained death of a baby less than one year old where no cause is found. Boys are seen to be at slightly greater […]

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Researchers used induced pluripotent stem cells to determine a genetic cause of sudden infant death syndrome. Sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death, usually during a period of sleep, of a seemingly healthy child. It is the leading cause of infant mortality in developed countries. Three main risk factors can […]

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