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Cot Death

Background

Cot death is the sudden and unexpected death of a baby for no obvious reason. The post-mortem examination may explain some deaths. Those that remain unexplained after post-mortem examination may be registered as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sudden infant death, sudden unexpected death in infancy or cot death.

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Medical text written April 2000 by Dr Sarah Levine, Medical Adviser to the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, London, UK. Last updated October 2005 by Professor Peter Fleming, Professor of Infant Health and Developmental Physiology, Institute of Child Health, Bristol, UK and the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death, London, UK.

 

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