Letter to the Editor
"SIDS" and Its Preventable Risk Factors: Do Parents Know?
Abstract
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in infants more than 1 month old. Infant sleeping position has been strongly linked with SIDS.1,2 Despite the impressive decline in the incidence of SIDS since the nationwide “Back to Sleep” campaigns, and the recommendation to avoid the prone sleep position, SIDS remains a leading cause of death in the first year of life. In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that “healthy term infants” be placed on their backs (supine) to sleep and to avoid the prone sleeping position.3–6 Despite the success of the campaign, we believe that more can be done to reduce the incidence of SIDS.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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