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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

General Questions

What are the four SIDS/ID centers funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)?

Where do I find information on SIDS/ID and other maternal and child health (MCH) topics?

  • Use this Web site to find information on SIDS/ID topics. If you can't find what you're looking for, call 1-866-866-7437 Monday-Friday 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. or e-mail us at info@sidscenter.org.
  • Use the MCH Library Web site to find information on broader topics of health promotion and disease prevention.

Where can I get crisis support?

  • Call First Candle at 1-800-221-7437. Bilingual crisis counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

First Candle FAQ Page

First Candle's FAQ pageThe National SIDS/ID Program Support Center has developed a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), excerpted and edited from materials developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) related to SIDS/ID topics. Questions include:

  • What is SIDS?
  • What causes SIDS?
  • When is SIDS most likely to occur?
  • Is there anything we can do to prevent SIDS?
  • What is the Back to Sleep campaign?
  • Are there any infants or ethnic groups that are more at risk for SIDS?
  • Is SIDS inherited?
  • Read the answers to many more questions on the First Candle FAQ Page
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