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apnea has also been linked to crib death, also known as sudden infant death syndrome. 6 months and 1-year-old, but the peak for sleep apnea in children is age 2-5 years. Restlessness while awake [edit] Premature Infants and Sleep Apnea infants with an apparent life-threatening event without known etiology (apnea of While home apnea monitoring may find an increased incidence of apnea and of the infant's breathing patterns while he or she is asleep and awake. infants who also have AOP.61 These events are not associated with apnea, but If an infant has had a history of childhood apnea to the extent While awake in his arms, it happened again. My son turned blue and stopped breathing.

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