cot death
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Previously known as cot death, Sids is the sudden and unexplained death during sleep of an otherwise healthy baby aged up to 12 months.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Richie's Alife Moon returned to Albert Square last September after fleeing Walford in 2019 - and the character has seen storylines about dementia, cot death and infidelity.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
When Callan, the other striker, was grieving the death of a child to cot death he saw a sensitive side to his teammate.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2020
One of her children died a cot death; the other two are in care.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2013
Another helped to cement advice that babies should be put to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of cot death, by showing that this sleeping position did not cause any developmental delays.
From Nature ● Apr. 11, 2012
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