Sudden infant death syndrome requires genetic predisposition, some form of stress and marginal malnutrition.

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Over the past 30 years or more, the problem of sudden, unexplained death in infants (SIDS) has made little headway. Many hypotheses have been offered but the basic cause remains elusive. The only successful prevention has been made by the supine sleeping posture. There is still, however, a hard core of unexplained incidents. There is evidence that certain stress factors are involved, and there is good evidence...

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