sudden infant death syndrome

Evidence suggests there is a "strong link" between sudden infant death syndrome and inadequate sleeping arrangements.

Decades ago, Bergman made waves in Olympia and Washington, D.C., advocating for research into sudden infant death syndrome, then also called “crib death.”

Overheating is one of the potential causes of sudden infant death syndrome.

They had begun by studying SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, and had theorized that it might be caused by the infants literally being unable to breathe while they slept.

The high incidence of low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome in such communities was a focus of the program.