Definition of Crib death

1. Noun. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.


Medical Definition of Crib death

1. May affect infants of any age, but some risk factors have been identified: term infants who have had a life-threatening period of apnoea (not breathing), premature infants of low birth weight, siblings of infants who have succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome and infants of substance abusing mothers. Peak age is at 2.5 months and 4 months, but can range from 1 month to 1 year. High risk infants should have home monitoring done. It is recommended that the less than 4 month old infant should sleep on their back. Synonym: cot death syndrome. Incidence: 2 per 1,000 live births. Acronym: SIDS (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crib Death

cribration
cribriform
cribriform
cribriform area of the renal papilla
cribriform fascia
cribriform hymen
cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
cribrose
cribrous
cribrous lamina
cribrum
cribs
cribwork
cribworks
crib death (current term)
crib death (current term)
cricetid
Cricetidae
cricetids
Cricetinae
cricetulus
Cricetus
Cricetus
Cricetus cricetus
Crichton
Crichton-Browne
Crichton-Browne's sign
cricify
Crick
Crick

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