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The objective of this study was to elucidate the frequency and pathological spectrum of anatomical causes of death (CODs), found in the setting of sudden unexpected death in neonates (SUD-N), and to correlate the COD with premortem circumstantial information. We conducted a detailed review of all autopsy reports on SUD-N cases at our institution from 1997 to 2015. Analyzed clinical data included obstetrical history, postpartum\/neonatal medical course, and circumstances surrounding death. Evaluated autopsy data included growth parameters, pathological findings, ancillary test results, and COD. Data from decedents in which a COD was established (COD-E) were statistically compared with that from decedents in which the COD was undetermined (COD-U). Of 104 neonates (M: 49; F: 55) who fulfilled our inclusion criteria, a COD was established at autopsy in 46 cases (44%). Infections, congenital abnormalities, and inborn errors of metabolism were the most common CODs. Single variables statistically more likely to be found in COD-E neonates were clinical history of prodromal illness, witnessed loss of vital signs, and evidence of physiological stress in the thymus or the liver. A prodrome was statistically more common in the COD-E group, but the absence of a prodrome does not reliably exclude COD-E cases, since over 50% of these patients were asymptomatic prior to their demise. In COD-U neonates, the statistically significant factors were death during sleep, death during sleep while \u201cbed\u201d-sharing, \u201cheavy\u201d lungs, and petechial hemorrhages on the epicardium or pleura. 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