Education prepares professionals and community members to respond appropriately when an infant or child dies suddenly and unexpectedly. Educational programs conducted by the Center provide physicians and nurses, emergency responders, police officers, hospital emergency department personnel, child care providers, funeral directors, medical examiners, clergy, social workers, students and lay persons with information to assist them in supporting families who have experienced the tragedy of sudden infant or child death.

The Center provides the following Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:

• What Do We Know About SIDS?
• Why Is It So Difficult To Find A Cause Of SIDS?
• What Do We Mean When We Say A Baby Is 'At-Risk' For SIDS?
• Massachusetts Sudden Infant Deaths
• Coming To Terms With Grief
• The Effect of an Infant or Child Death on Other Children
• The Community’s Reaction to Sudden Unexpected Infant and Child Death
• Seeking Support
• Back to Sleep (Infant Sleep Positioning and SIDS)
• Soft Bedding May be Hazardous to Babies
• Give Your Baby the Gift of Safe Sleep
• Bereavement Counseling for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Infant Mortality: Core Competencies for the Health Care Professional
  

Contact the SIDS Center
Mary McClain, RN, MS
Boston Medical Center
1 Boston Medical Center Pl
Boston, MA 02118-2393
(617) 414-SIDS
(800) 641-7437 (MA & RI)