Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Do you know of a young child that has died of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)? Have you heard of somebody who had a child die of SIDS? Chances are you have. Even though the U.S. Annual SIDS rate has been declining since 1980 there are still quite a few cases of SIDS. In 1997 Michigan alone reported 138 deaths due to SIDS. What causes a baby to go to bed at night …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…unknown, but you can still take precautions to prevent it. Scientists are coming up with new research all the time and are coming closer and closer to the cause. Meanwhile infants should not be placed on soft bedding or on their stomachs to sleep. And pregnant women should not smoke or consume large amounts of caffeine. All of this will not indefinitely keep an infant out of danger, but it should reduce the risk greatly.