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It has been nearly 30 years since the publication of a seminal
book that defined the state of knowledge related to the #epidemiology of, and
mechanisms underlying, sudden #infantdeath #syndrome (SIDS) (1). Despite
decades of subsequent research, much of which is summarized in other chapters
in this book, we must acknowledge that SIDS remains an #enigma. Indeed, two
longstanding definitions of SIDS (2, 3) are testament to our lack of
understanding of why #infants die of SIDS — that is, these deaths remain
unexplained after thorough investigation. Although infrequent, SIDS remains the
most common cause of infant death between 1 month and 1 year of age, and the
deaths of 2,000 infants annually in the #UnitedStates (US) alone are
unimaginable tragedies for these 2,000 families. At the #heart of the reason
why we have such an incomplete understanding of SIDS is, fortunately, its
rarity. In the #US, the 2014 estimates suggest that #SIDS is the cause of #death
for about 3.9 of every 10,000 infants born each year (4).
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