SIDS is the last thing any new parent wants to think about. It’s devastating even to imagine. But understanding safe sleep practices and SIDS prevention is an essential part of those first months at ...

Awareness Month — an important time to share lifesaving information with families and caregivers. Although the exact cause of ...

For about 3,400 American families each year, the joy of a new baby in the home is cut short by sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Some of these tragic incidents are attributed to sudden infant ...

OCTOBER IS SIDS AWARENESS MONTH. SIDS STANDS FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. DOCTORS SAY CHILDREN ARE MOST AT RISK BETWEEN TWO MONTHS AND FOUR MONTHS OLD, AND SADLY, THE CAUSE OF SIDS IS UNKNOWN.

There are ways to keep your baby close at night and not increase the risk of SIDS. An expert at UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital explains how. When my first child was born, I lived in a one ...

LIMA — A couple whose infant daughted died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome spent the past decade promoting safe sleep devices to prevent future child deaths. Brian and Lacey Hefner continued their ...

In 2022, the CDC reported about 3,700 cases of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID), which is the sudden and unexpected death of any child under age 1. To reduce the risks of sudden infant deaths, ...

The unexpected death of an infant is a profound tragedy made more difficult when there are no obvious answers to why the death occurred. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A stark warning from child safety advocates tonight: the Trump administration is slashing a nearly 30-year-old program designed to save babies’ lives. For decades, the Safe to Sleep ...

LIMA — A mother whose infant daughter died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome wants families to practice safe sleep. Lacey Hefner, a registered nurse at Lima Memorial Health System, donated 60 safe ...