crib death
Sudden infant death
Crib death is an informal term for the sudden, unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep, typically occurring in the first year of life.
The medical term is sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
The pediatrician discussed ways to reduce the risk of crib death.
The name references the crib where infants sleep, though the condition can occur in any sleeping environment.
Unexplained infant sleep death
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- apneaTemporary cessation of respiration
pathology · epidemiology · risk factors · prevention · back sleeping · safe sleep · sleep environment · infant mortality
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguish · devastation · trauma · shock · memorial · remembrance · grief counseling · keepsake
Something unexplained or unknown
- undeterminedNot yet established
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
unexpected · baffling · perplexing · unwitnessed · silent · without warning
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
monitoring · precaution · hypervigilance · sleeplessness · checking · worry · night terror · alarm
SIDS
Unexplained infant sleep death
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- suffocationFatal lack of air
apnea · pathology · epidemiology · risk factors · prevention · back sleeping · safe sleep · sleep environment · infant mortality · pediatrics
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
sorrow · anguish · devastation · trauma · shock · memorial · remembrance · grief counseling · keepsake · empty nursery
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- undeterminedNot yet established
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
unforeseen · unexpected · baffling · perplexing · unwitnessed · silent · without warning
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
watchfulness · monitoring · precaution · hypervigilance · sleeplessness · checking · worry · night terror · alarm · protective instinct
- death causesnatural causes, homicide, murder, suffocation, strangulation
- deathshanging, beheading, guillotine, assassination, execution
- family tragedyfamilicide, filicide, infanticide, matricide, patricide
crib deathgrowing up
Developing into adulthood
safe sleep · waking up · natural death · live birth · childhood
crib deathdisease
Disorder impairing normal function
injury · congenital defect · birth defect · accidental death · natural causes