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Cot death occurs when a seemingly healthy infant – under 12 months of age – dies in their sleep with no cause of death established in a post-mortem investigation. Although many risk factors are known to increase the risk of cot death – such as maternal smoking and bed sharing – nobody is exactly sure why it happens.<ref name="MedicalXpress 2019"/>
The incidence of SIDS is higher in male infants as compared with female infants,<ref name="nih2017" /> with a ratio of 60 male deaths to 40 female deaths.<ref name="elhaick2016">{{REFjournal
|last=Elhaik
|first=Eran
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5083856/
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==The allostasis hypothesis==
Professor Eran Elhaik (2016) has developed a hypothesis, based on allopathic (stress) load that may explain the cause of SIDS.<ref name="elhaick2016" />
{{SEEALSO}}
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/circumcision-linked-to-sids
|title=Circumcision linked to SIDS
|publisher=[[CIRP|CIRPDoctors Opposing Circumcision.org]]
|date=2019-01-11
|accessdate=2020-07-04