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American SIDS Institute and partners

American SIDS Institute and partners published the results of their study on caffeine and Intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants. (Eichenwald E, Corwin M, McEntire B, et al. Intermittent hypoxia and caffeine in infants born preterm: the ICAF Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Nov 24:fetalneonatal-2025-329230)

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Research Grants Available

American SIDS Institute Solicits Letters of Intent for Research Grants The American SIDS Institute invites qualified investigators to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a research grant related to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Applicants must have a faculty appointment or the equivalent at a U.S. based university, hospital, research institution, or medical examiner […]

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American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Sleep-Related Deaths

Approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related infant deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS; International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision [ICD-10], R95), illdefined deaths (ICD-10 R99), and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed (ICD-10 W75). After an initial decrease in the 1990s, the overall death rate attributable to sleep-related infant […]

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