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About CICL
In 1974, federal legislators recognized the impact of SIDS on families and communities, the importance of compassionate intervention, the need determine the cause of SIDS, and passed the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Act (Public Law 93-270). The Center for Infant & Child Loss (CICL) was established in 1975 to fulfill the unmet needs of Maryland families facing the tragedy of the sudden unexpected death of a child.