Pacifier use at sleep time decreases sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk. It is yet unclear whether pacifier use can modify the impact of other sleep-related factors upon SIDS risk.

Despite decades of campaigns highlighting the "baby on back" recommendation for safe infant sleep, 12% of 4-month-old babies in the United States are still put to bed lying on their sides or ...

For children under the age of one, however, sleep sometimes becomes permanent. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden death of an infant without an explainable cause, usually ...

“The death of an infant from SIDS or SUID is unbelievably horrific,” Dr. Wolf continued, using two acronyms that describe sleep-related deaths among infants. “And we as a public health ...

Preventing hypoxemic episodes in BPD infants is probably the most effective means of preventing SIDS. Hopefully, the back-to-sleep campaign has been followed by a dramatic decrease in risk for SIDS.

“The death of an infant from SIDS or SUID is unbelievably horrific,” Wolf continued, using two acronyms that describe sleep-related deaths among infants. “And we as a public health community ...