SUDI or SIDS – What you need to know and actions you can take to reduce the risk

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SUDI Sudden Unexplained Death of an Infant.

Should an infant at your early childhood service die in their sleep how would you feel?

You might consider there was nothing you could do to prevent this from happening – that if it was going to happen it was going to happen whether or not the baby was in its parents’ care or your care.

Now

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