Why infants still die from SIDS

Courtesy CNN.com - Health  Fri, 09/12/2008 - 9:03am

The death of a healthy baby is always a terrible shock, but it may be even more shocking today. That's partly because sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), which is classified as a natural cause of death, is considered so rare.

Also, many parents believe that the only babies still dying of SIDS are the ones whose caregivers just aren't following the safe-sleep rules.

But SIDS is still very much a threat, and may be underdiagnosed.

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