The amazing relationship
between supine sleeping and SIDS can seen in the trend that SIDS level plateau around 2001.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, the findingsfor infants
sleeping in the side position tended to be intermediate
between those of the prone and
supine sleepposition groups.
In South Australia, there was no significant increase in infant and early childhood deaths attributed to gastric aspiration as
supine sleeping became more common.14 A prospective study in Tasmania, Australia, was conducted to determine the relationship
between sleeping position and parental report of cyanosis, pallor, and breathing difficulties.
Between 1992 and 2001, the SIDS rate declined, and the most dramatic declines occurred in the years immediately after the first nonprone recommendations, consistent with the steady increase in the prevalence of
supine sleeping (Fig 1).11 The US SIDS rate declined from 120 deaths per 100 000 live births in 1992 to 56 deaths per 100 000 live births in 2001, representing a decrease of 53 % over 10 years.
Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of SIDS, 101,102 and the association
between prone
sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.69 Therefore, preterm infants should be placed
supine for
sleep as soon as their clinical status has stabilized.
Preterm infants are at increased risk of SIDS, 12,13 and the association
between prone
sleep position and SIDS among low birth weight infants is equal to, or perhaps even stronger than, the association among those born at term.14 Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the
supine position for
sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant's anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age.15 NICU personnel should endorse safe -
sleeping guidelines with parents of infants from the time of admission to the NICU.