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Crib death or sudden infant death syndrome is surely among the worst emotional tragedies that any parent can experience. It is the most frequent death-causing syndrome during the first year of life, striking one infant in every 700-1,000. Crib death is a

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rib Death - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Giulia Ottaviani

Crib Death - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden Infant and Perinatal Unexplained Death: The Pathologist's Viewpoint Second Edition

Giulia Ottaviani, MD, PhD Università degli Studi di Milano Milano Italy The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX USA

ISBN 978-3-319-08346-9 ISBN 978-3-319-08347-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-08347-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York

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A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children and refuses to be comforted for her children are no more. (Jeremiah 31:15) [1]

To the memory of my beloved mother, Angela, my first inspiration, and to all parents whose lives are touched by the tragedy of a child’s illness or loss.

Reference 1. Holy Bible: New revised standard version catholic edition (NRSV-CE), Catholic Biblical Association (1989) Bible Gateway. http://www.biblegateway.com/. Accessed July 26, 2014.

Foreword to the Second Edition

The second edition of Dr. Giulia Ottaviani’s monograph on crib death comes seven years after the first e