cot death

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cot death (sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS) (kot) n. the sudden unexpected death of an infant less than two years old (peak occurrence between two and six months) from an unidentifiable cause. There appear to be many factors involved, the most important of which is the position in which the baby is laid to sleep: babies who sleep on their fronts (the prone position) have an increased risk.
www.fsid.org.uk Website of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death

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