Yes, "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome" (SIDS) is a real thing, and yet so-called "child protective" "services" (CPS) acts like every case of SIDS is a reason to immediately get their troops out to harass families who have just gone trough the worst trauma any family can endure.

Consider what happen to this poor mom:

https://www.scarymommy.com/cps-unexpected-infant-death/

Here is a key excerpt:

"State laws govern what happens when a child dies of SIDS, including whether there is an investigation. We were so distraught the day my son died, and we wanted to figure out what caused his death, that we truly didn’t care about what needed to be done by those in law enforcement and the CPS system. We signed papers allowing law enforcement to search our house (my only request: do not touch anything of my son’s), complied with a drug test request, and were cooperative. We were in so much shock, it felt like I was being pushed through the motions instead of making informed decisions. 

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(Image courtesy of scarymommy.com.)

My husband and I were questioned individually five hours after our son died with the same two detectives who were at the hospital. The prosecuting attorney was in the room. Although they were kind and apologized for what they were about to ask, it was traumatizing.   It’s true that you really do run out of tears when you’ve cried them all dry. Being in that recorded room, those questions, and not being able to have my husband, or even just my mom, to sit with me made me feel like someone believed I’d done something wrong. It made me physically sick to my core. 

At this point, I was being asked to demonstrate how I was laying with him the morning he died. They asked me to use a doll, and they were recording the interrogation. I was asked the same questions on repeat in a variety of different ways. But still, I understood. “It’s their job,” I told myself over and over again while trying not to vomit through the process.  It took six weeks and one day to get my son’s autopsy report and when we did, there it was: Cause of death: Inconclusive/SIDS or SUIDS (Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome). But just below it, his autopsy read: Possible factor: co-sleeping with an adult on a sectional sofa."

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And...it only got worse for this poor family from that point on.  BEWARE: "co-sleeping" is a new CPS buzzword--and invented crime that can get you in very hot water if they decide to apply this new label.   Never mind that CPS has been caught, repeatedly, placing seized children into situations where they are in grave danger of all sorts of real abuse.  A parent allowing a scared child into bed is now potentially committing a crime in their twisted brains.

While this sad story did turn in the family's favor, in the end, CPS was never reprimanded for putting this particular family trough the ringer, and trust me, they never will.  Knowing that CPS will ALWAYS grasp at any straw--no matter how poorly grounded in reality--to seize children, it is important for any family who should have a child die to know what might be coming next, and to know what to do to effectively fight back.

You can NEVER assume these people are like normal, healthy, compassionate Americans.  They are not.  While the occasionally new employee may still be somewhat decent, they quickly have standard humanity beat out of them, and you WILL PAY for your naivety, if you are not prepared.