Although the BTSC purports to recommend, rather than dictate, a preferred infant sleeping position, it has, in fact, set a standard of care that many pediatricians are reluctant to disregard [41]. (iahp.org)
In the U.S., evidence of an association between infant sleeping position and SIDS risk remains limited [13,14,15,16,17]. (iahp.org)
Rather, it is a plea to the pediatric research community to validate the nonprone infant sleeping position scientifically before it becomes inexorably imbedded in medical practice. (iahp.org)