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Definition of Infant death
1. Noun. Sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep.
Generic synonyms: Death, Sleep Apnea
Medical Definition of Infant death
1. Death of a liveborn infant within the first year. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infant Death
Literary usage of Infant death
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"For infant death rates (ages 28 days to 11 months), the highest correlation was
with atmospheric concentrations of SO3 (in milligrams per 100 square ..."
2. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Sudden infant death Syndrome (SIDS) in the Child Care Setting SIDS is a term used
to describe the sudden, unexplained death of an infant that remains ..."
3. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"(5) Asian subpopulations appear to have the lowest infant death rates in the US,
... However, the rank order of causes of infant death differs somewhat for ..."
4. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1916)
"It has also been shown that between 1900 and 1911 a marked decline in the infant
death rate per 1000 population under one year of age occurred in the states ..."
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