Sudden Infant Death

Synonyms

Cot Death

Cot Deaths

Crib Death

Death, Cot

Death, Crib

Death, Sudden Infant

Infant Death, Sudden

SID

SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Pediatr Pathol 1991 Sep-Oct;11(5):677-84)