Infant health - A review of causes, effects and the prevention of Sudden Infant Daath Syndrome

Commonly referred to as either cot or crib death, the sudden infant death syndrome concept is used in reference to the instant and unexplained death of a child of less than one year old in age. Such deaths often occur in circumstances that are not readily explained either by science or medicine (Hunt & Hauck, 2007). This inability to attach a conclusive cause of death to such scenario dictate that any diagnosis made refrains from making any premature assumptions therefore the death is left unexplained in spite of a thorough autopsy being conducted and detailed death scene investigation being conducted.