Factors relating to the infant's last sleep environment in sudden infant death syndrome in the Republic of Ireland
Archives of Disease in ChildhoodPublished 1 December 2003Open access
Cliona McGarvey
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Co-sleeping should be avoided in infants who are <20 weeks of age, or whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, and among infants using soothers, the absence of soother use during the last sleep period significantly increased the SIDS risk.
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Co-sleeping should be avoided in infants who are <20 weeks of age, or whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. The prone position remains a factor in some SIDS deaths, and the relation between soother use and SIDS is a complex variable requiring further study.
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