710 East Ogden, Suite 550-Naperville, IL 60563 Ph: 630-305-7300 

Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois, Inc. is a statewide not-for-profit organization dedicated to:

Support family members and others who have been touched by the tragedy of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or other infant deaths,

Educating both the public and professionals about bereavement services and methods to reduce infant mortality,

Creating community awareness on the subject of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other infant deaths, and

Eliminating SIDS and other infant deaths through the support and implementation of appropriate research.

We have more information on Safe Sleep for infants
or to refer a family, please call 1-800-432-SIDS (7437).

In the belief that every baby should live..

Low Serotonin Production A Likely Cause For Some SIDS Deaths February 02, 2010

Taking the next step in more than 20 years of research, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have linked sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with low production of serotonin in the brainstem, based on a comparison of brainstem samples from infants dying of SIDS compared to brainstems of infants dying from other, known causes. The findings, published in the Feb. 3 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, may give a concrete approach to identifying babies at risk for SIDS, the leading cause of death for infants between 1 and 12 months old in the United States.   more...

Nancy Maruyama Breaks News of Research Project on CBS Chicago February 02, 2010

Go to http://cbs2chicago.com/health/sids.serotonin.levels.2.1465718.html to see the interview with Nancy Maruyama, Executive Director.   more...

Research Shows Back Sleeping Campaigns Work! December 15, 2009

The NICHD launched the Back to Sleep campaign in 1994. The campaign urges parents and caregivers to place infants to sleep on their backs. Since the campaign began, the prevalence of babies being placed for sleep on their backs has increased from roughly 25 percent to roughly 70 percent. Corresponding with the increase in back sleeping, the SIDS rate has decreased by more than 50 percent.   more...

Illinois Attorney General issues "Home Safe Home" a 2009 Recalled Product Guide. November 30, 2009

Attorney Geneneral, Lisa Madigan has issued her annual list of recalled products. In addition, she has included safe sleep guidelines for baby. Although SIDS is not preventable, this Guide contains safe sleeping tips that will provide parents with some simple precautionary measures to help reduce the risk.  more...

Legislative Action Alert July 15, 2009

Newly Introduced Legislation will support education and prevention efforts for Stillbirth, SIDS and other Sudden, Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID).  more...