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SIDS 5k walk rescheduled

The Mississippi Link Newswire The Mississippi SIDS and Infant Safety Alliance announced April 1 that they plan to reschedule the SIDS 5k Walk/Run for Babies  for some time in October. The SIDS walk was initially scheduled for […]

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Mississippi sees drop in number of SIDS deaths

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi state health officials say the number of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome deaths in the state has declined by more than half from 2011 to 2012.

In 2012, the state reported 21 SIDS deaths, a rate of 0.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 43 deaths in 2011, a rate of 1.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births… […]