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Facts about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:
👼 SIDS victims are almost always found in wet diapers.
👼 SIDS is more likely to happen to African Americans, American Indians, and Eskimo.
👼 Pacifiers reduce the risk of SIDS by 92%.
👼SIDS is a sudden and silent medical disorder that can happen to any infant who seems healthy.
👼 A recent hypothesis showed that infants who were affected by SIDS had lower levels of serotonin in their brain stem. Serotonin is what controls breathing and heart rate during sleep.
👼 Occurs in 1 out of 1,500 infants, the number decreases yearly.
👼 About 90% of SIDS deaths occurs in infants < 6 months of age.