cot death
Crib mortality syndrome
Cot death is the British term for the sudden unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep, called SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in American English.
The cot is the baby's crib: The campaign urged parents to place babies on their backs to reduce cot death.
Unexplained infant sleep death
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- neonatologyCare of newborn infants
apnea · asphyxia · anoxia · risk factors · epidemiology · child mortality · genetics · metabolic disorders
State following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
devastation · trauma · shock · guilt · blame · counseling · support group · memorial
Guidelines for infant rest
- back sleepingResting face-up horizontally
- baby monitorInfant room transmitter
- firm mattressUnyielding sleep surface
- room sharingOccupying lodgings together
pacifier use · smoke-free · breastfeeding · sleep sack · tummy time · temperature regulation · positioning · supervision
Infant just delivered
sleep environment · naptime · swaddle · vulnerable · fragile · neonatal · firstborn · premature
Something unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
undetermined · puzzling · research · investigation · undetected · silent · without warning · unpredictable
SIDS
Unexplained infant sleep death
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
neonatology · apnea · asphyxia · anoxia · risk factors · epidemiology · child mortality · genetics · metabolic disorders · brainstem
bereavement
State following loss
heartbreak · devastation · trauma · shock · guilt · blame · counseling · support group · memorial · remembrance
safe sleep
Guidelines for infant rest
- back sleepingResting face-up horizontally
- baby monitorInfant room transmitter
- firm mattressUnyielding sleep surface
room sharing · pacifier use · smoke-free · breastfeeding · sleep sack · tummy time · temperature regulation · positioning · supervision · awareness campaign
newborn
Infant just delivered
bassinet · sleep environment · naptime · swaddle · vulnerable · fragile · neonatal · firstborn · premature · infancy
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
- bafflingImpossible to understand
perplexing · undetermined · puzzling · research · investigation · undetected · silent · without warning · unpredictable
- death causesnatural causes, homicide, murder, suffocation, strangulation
cot deathterminal illness
Incurable, deadly medical condition
gradual decline · accidental death · traumatic injury · suffocation · infanticide
cot deathsurvival
Remaining alive against odds
thriving · growing up · flourishing · childhood · living