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Is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) caused by infants suffocating?

No. If investigation finds out that the infant had suffocated while sleeping, the cause of death is not categorized as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but as suffocation.

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Author: Dr Idan Ben-Barak PhD, MSc, BSc (Med)
First answered: 07 Nov 2014
Last reviewed: 19 May 2018
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Category: Sleep and newborn babies

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