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September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month!
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| Every baby deserves a chance to celebrate day 366! A chance to take their first step. To say their first word. St start their first day of school. To graduate from college.... more...
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Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Keep Newborn Safe.
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| Safe new laws increase protections for newborns through increased education and resources for parents. more...
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Successful Events
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| June has been a month of friend raisers and awareness raising for supporters of SIDS of Illinois, Inc. more...
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High School Students Work to Stomp Out SIDS "For the Love of Jorie"
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| On Saturday, May 1, 2010 the students at Thornton Fractional High School held a Community Awareness Fair for SIDS of Illinois in honor of Jorie Wengren. more...
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Zoobilee Raffle Winners Announced!
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| During Family Day at Brookfield Zoo, the four winners for the Zoobilee Raffle were drawn. more...
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Tackling the Race Gap in Infant Mortality
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Nancy Maruyama of SIDS of Illinois cradles 10-month old Jermaine, near a crib she just delivered. (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
It�s the stuff of nightmares � a parent goes to check on a sleeping infant, only to find that the worst has happened. Sleep-related infant deaths have been on the decline in the U.S. But new research shows the problem around Chicago is more complicated. African-
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On the record with.... Nancy Maruyama
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| Nancy Maruyama is qualified for her job in a way no mother would ever want to be.
As executive director of education and community outreach for Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois, she can relate to clients because she lost her first child to the condition. Brendan, an otherwise healthy baby boy, died from SIDS while in the care of a baby sitter. Maruyama began her work with SIDS of Illinois as a volunteer in 1986, shortly after Brendan\\\'s death. more...
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5th Annual Spaghetti Eating Contest
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| Come join us on April 8th at 6:30 p.m. for the 5th Annual Spaghetti Eating Contest to benefit SIDS of Illinois at Giovan's Restaurant & Pizzeria in Crest Hill. more...
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The New ASTM standard outlaws the sale of drop-sided cribs in Illinois.
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| New American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) releases new standards for Full-Size Baby Cribs. According to these new regulations, dro-sided cribs will no longer be legal to sell in Illinois. more...
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Winner Named in Academy Awards Pool
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| Michelle Heurung of Mokena, Illinois won the 50/50 raffle for the Academy Awards Pool. Michelle generously donated back of portion of her winnings. more...
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