Cozy images of plush toys and blankets counter safe sleep advice for babies

Rates for SIDS​ have declined since the 1990s, but a different cause of infant death — accidental suffocation or strangulation — has been a persistent problem.

• Sep 4, 2023

Potential genetic link in some sudden infant deaths

Experts emphasize safe sleeping practices are still the best way to prevent SIDS

• Mar 28, 2018

"I can't take kids who constantly cry": Woman charged with suffocating three babies in 1980s

Investigators initially attributed the deaths of the babies, including Moronez's own 18-day-old son, to SIDS

• Feb 23, 2018

Many infant sleep deaths could be prevented, CDC says

Many parents still risk their babies' lives as they put them to bed, a new report finds, contributing to 3,500 deaths each year

• Jan 9, 2018

Too many parents still put babies at risk of SIDS

Despite years of public health campaigns, many parents are still putting their babies to sleep in an unsafe position​, a new research finds

• Aug 21, 2017

Detroit dad vindicated, charges dropped in daughter's death

Medical examiner report says the child's cause of death was asphyxia and was determined to be an accident

• Jun 30, 2017

When should babies start sleeping in their own room?

Despite latest guidelines, new research suggests parents and infants "room-sharing" for too long can increase the odds of health risks

• Jun 5, 2017

​Sudden infant deaths much more common for some

Researchers looked at rates of SIDS deaths among different racial groups and in boys vs. girls

• May 15, 2017

Could grandparents' outdated parenting put kids at risk?

Many grandparents​ still cling to disproven health beliefs, potentially putting young children at risk, new research suggests

• May 9, 2017

Dad charged 38 years after baby son's death with killing him

The case represents the oldest cold case to be resolved by state police in Maine

• Apr 10, 2017

Dad's viral post on co-sleeping with baby sparks debate

"Co-sleeping" has long been a controversial topic -- even among some experts

• Apr 3, 2017

Baby boxes: N.J. promotes cardboard cribs

With the U.S. way behind other countries in reducing infant morality, an unusual idea to keep babies safe is spreading

• Jan 30, 2017

Baby crib ads, store displays show dangerous mistakes

Ads often feature fluffy toys, bumper pads, and babies sleeping on tummies – all of which raise risk of SIDS

• Dec 20, 2016

Feds ban smoking in public housing

The new federal rule will expand a smoking ban to more than 940,000 housing units across the country

• Nov 30, 2016

Why doctors are saying infants should share parents' room

Pediatricians have new sleeping recommendations that they say could save babies' lives

• Oct 24, 2016

Too many parents put babies to sleep in unsafe positions

Despite decades of warnings, many parents are still putting their children at risk for sudden infant death syndrome, a new study finds

• Aug 15, 2016

Infant's death ruled murder over Benadryl levels

The child's death at a Connecticut home daycare was initially ruled an accident from SIDS

• Jul 21, 2016

Does swaddling babies raise risk of SIDS?

A new study looks at factors that may increase a child's risk of sudden death

• May 9, 2016

Is temporarily turning blue ever normal for babies?

Doctors say the terrifying event is more common -- and probably less dire -- than one might think

• Apr 25, 2016

What's best for the baby? Better ask; here's why

Study finds doctors, nurses, family members and the media aren't always giving new moms the right advice on how to care for infants

• Jul 27, 2015

Where you live may affect babies' risk of SIDS deaths

Sudden infant death syndrome is rare, but new research suggests why certain areas have a higher risk than others

• May 25, 2015