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Facts about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Although the number of deaths from SIDS has decreased in recent years, about 2,500 babies die from SIDS each year. Children’s National has a team of researchers, doctors, and staff committed to learning more about SIDS and educating parents about ways to reduce the risk of SIDS.
Facts about SIDS
- More boy babies die from SIDS than girls.
- African American babies have a 2-3 times greater risk of dying from SIDS as Caucasian babies.
- Back sleeping is the safest sleep position for infants under 1 year of age.
- About 75% of babies who die suddenly and unexpectedly die while they are sleeping in the same place (couch, armchair, bed) as another person.
- SIDS is not the same as suffocation, but both can happen when the baby is asleep.
Facts about SIDS in the DC Area
- Infant mortality rate is 15 deaths per 1,000 live births (twice the national rate of 7.1)
- SIDS rate is also double the national rate (approximately 120 per 100,000 live births each year)
Did you know in 2006:
- 9 babies died from SIDS in DC
- 90 babies died in Virginia
- 64 babies died in Maryland
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