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Welcome to SIDS America

Thank you for visiting SIDS America and giving us the opportunity to serve you. Here, you'll find information on SIDS and its potential causes. If you have lost a child to SIDS, you've come to the right place. Seek hope, help, and healing here.

SIDS claims 8 babies a day in America, but it touches all of us. Learn more about SIDS America and Our Story. Read stories from families who have lost children to SIDS. Share your own story.

 


 

Recent News & Blog Posts

Low Seratonin Levels Linked to Sudden Infant Death

A campaign to encourage putting infants to sleep on their backs has lowered the number of SIDS cases, but new research may answer some bigger questions on what causes the syndrome. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports.

Gifts From My Son

Billy’s birthday was a few days ago. He would have turned 2. So hard to believe. Time seemed to stop at 5 months with him, so envisioning him any older is difficult. Although anytime I see a child at the age he would be, I try to imagine what Billy would look like and what he would be doing.

At a Loss For Words

 

In a previous blog, I mentioned the death of my close friend’s dad, Scotty. His daughter Kim and I have been such good friends for about 20 years, and yet- I struggled trying to find any words to say to her when her dad died.