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An infant asleep in a crib.
Dr. Marian Willinger:

SIDS is basically a diagnosis of exclusion when a full autopsy investigation…
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A child with a pacifier.
Dr. Willinger:

…review of the medical history is done and no other cause is found, then the baby is given a diagnosis of…
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An infant lying in a crib.
Dr. Willinger:

…Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The greatest impact for the Safe to Sleep® Campaign is that there are fewer parents…
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A conversation with SIDS expert Dr. Marian Willinger who initiated the NIH-led Safe to Sleep® Campaign

Listen to the full Milestones podcast at nichd.nih.gov

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Dr. Willinger:

…that are going to feel the terror and the loss and the grief of a baby who dies from SIDS.
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