[Preston P]

my baby neice just died from it and i want to no what causes it

[Patrick]

Never heard of that, but that is.. well.. a stupidly named"syndrome."Try wikipedia.

[Katie P]

Usually it happens in the child's crib. They will roll over and suffocate with a pillow or blanket. At least that is what I've heard.

[Dr Jones]

It's a blanket term. SIDS is caused by many unknown and known things.

[Joe C]

It has been blamed on anything from mattress bugs to Nitrogen dioxide... In reality its one of those things where we just don't know, since we can't observe symptoms or cause of something once the being is dead...In general though it is speculated to be related to air movement and breathing troubles with babies, with anything from sleeping position to water in the lungs being the culprit...

In Canada, its now referred to Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (SUDS). This is a last resort diagnosis when everything else from genetic issues, to illness to abuse is ruled out. It usually takes months for a coroner to make this diagnosis. There are many factors that have been linked to this. Some include: having the baby sleep in any position other that his/her back, having the child sleep in the same bed as its parents, overheating of the child, not sufficient air flow in the crib by having too many linens or bumper pads, being a male child etc.