New Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of SIDS: What Should We Advise Parents?

摘要

Despite decreased rates in the past decade, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) continues to be the leading cause of infant deaths in the United States after the neonatal period.1 In October 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released updated recommendations on SIDS risk reduction, reiterating several of its earlier risk-reduction measures (Table I). In this issue of American Family Physician, Dr. Schnitzer discusses these recommendations in her article on unintentional childhood injuries.