My brother lost two children (babies) due to SIDS. SIDS is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and is typically thought of as sleep apnea in babies where the baby stops breathing and for whatever reason their brains does not tell them to start breathing, I assume in much the same way that central sleep apnea occurs in adults.
I was wondering if others on the forum that have been diagnosed with sleep apnea have lost a baby due to SIDS.
Is there a connection there somehow? I know that sleep apnea can and does run in families. If a parent or other close relative have sleep apnea does that put a baby more at risk?
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