Tag: child mortality

December 8, 2025 / Mohammed looti

NEONATICIDE

Definition and Differentiation Neonaticide represents a specific and tragic category of criminal homicide, defined rigorously within forensic psychology and law as the killing of an infant within the first 24 hours of life. This stringent temporal boundary is crucial for distinguishing it from related crimes. The term derives from the Greek prefix ‘neo’ meaning new, […]

October 18, 2025 / Mohammed looti

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) The Core Definition and Mechanism Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is medically defined as the sudden and inexplicable death of an infant under one year of age, which remains unexplained even after a thorough case investigation, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical […]