Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

 Sudden unexpected infant deaths are defined as deaths in infants less than 1 year of age that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, and whose cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation  Source:

 Each year, about 4,000 infants die suddenly of no immediately, obvious cause  About half of these cases of Unexpected Death are due to SIDS  SIDS is the leading cause of unexpected death among infants ages 1-12 months  3 most common causes of SUID are SIDS, cause unknown and accidental suffocation

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden death of an infant less than 1 year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation is conducted, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history

 3 rd leading cause of infant mortality in the United States  Has declined more than 50% since 1990  Rates remain disproportionately high for Hispanics and Native Americans/Native Alaskans