Other sleep-related infant deaths are deaths linked to how or where a baby sleeps or slept.
They can include deaths from the following:1
- Entrapment or wedging: Baby’s body or head gets stuck between two objects, such as a mattress and wall, bed frame, or furniture.
Illustrations courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Suffocation: Something, such as a pillow or an adult’s arm, covers baby’s face and nose.
Illustrations courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Strangulation: Something presses on or wraps around baby’s neck or head.
Illustrations courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
These deaths are different from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), but they are a type of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).