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Re: Do baby animals of other species suffer from SIDS?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:30:13 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 28 Sep 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hi there,
> I am curious to know if other baby animals (like a cat or a dog) suffer
>from SIDS. Is SIDS a condition that affects humans only? It seems that
>other animals almost smother their newborns. (Like when a puppy is feeding
>from it's mother's breast or chickens hiding out under a mother hen's wing.)
>Does anyone know if there has been any research on this?
>
>Thanks.
>Jenny.

Good question. I don't know. I think it would be dificult to distinguish between the events described by you and SIDS. That would make the studies very dificult and maybe not reliable.

RDB

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