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A new study on sudden infant death syndrome suggests an enzyme may be key to predicting which babies die of SIDS. But scientists stress that the study, conducted by Australian researchers, is far from definitive and that parents of newborns should still follow safe sleep practices. The AAP advises babies sleep on their backs in a crib with a fitted sheet until they turn 1 year old.

New research hints at a potential relationship between an enzyme and sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, but the study is preliminary and doesn’t give a clear-cut answer to the problem.

The lawsuit follows a product warning the safety agency issued last month in response to reports of two infant deaths.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissions "claims are wrong," the product manufacturer said.

Beth Gardner running the marathon to honor her nephew, is just one of the items in this...

Beth Gardner running the marathon to honor her nephew, is just one of the items in this...

CNN — Amanda Saucedo did everything the natural parenting blogs she read told her to do before she brought her newborn son Ben into her bed to co-sleep in October 2014. "I was a single mom of two kids, so I took sleep any way I could get it," said Saucedo, who was 27 at the time. "I was like, These people say its safe if I take these precautions, so thats what I did — only one pillow, one blanket and only the mom in the bed, with a baby that is exclusively breastfed." Saucedo had successful...

Amanda Saucedo did everything the natural parenting blogs she read told her to do before she brought her newborn son Ben into her bed to co-sleep in October 2014. “I was a single mom of two kids, so I took sleep any way I could get it,” said Saucedo, who was 27 at the time. “I was like, ‘These people say it’s safe if I take these precautions,’ so that’s what I did — only one pillow, one blanket and only the mom in the bed, with a baby that is exclusively breastfed.” Saucedo ha...

Despite warnings, soft bedding continues to claim infant lives, study says Share Updated: 2:30 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Share Updated: 2:30 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STORY. >> SHE WAS A PERFECTLY HEALTHY SEVEN WEEK OLD BABY NOTHING WRONG WITH HER, AND THEN SHE HAS A HEART ATTACK. REPORTER: IT’S A PARENTS WORST NIGHTMAR >> IMMEDIATELY I KNEW SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT. REPORTER: MOM QUICKLY CALLED 911, BUT BEFORE SHE ...

For Your Health: Tips help reduce risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome typically occurs in children under the age of 1 and it is the sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of a child. SIDS is determined as the cause of the death of an infant when everything else is ruled out. While the cause of the syndrome has not been determined, many risk factors are known. For example, drinking or smoking during pregnancy and after birth, premature birth or low-weight birth, m...