{"id":2759,"date":"2022-01-07T13:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2022-05-25T09:14:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T07:14:41","slug":"sids-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/sids-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Crucial SIDS Statistics and Facts for All Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only parents know how much they worry about their kids and even when their babies fall asleep, they don\u2019t have time off. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may make you feel anxious, but hopefully, they will help us raise awareness about this problem that affects babies all around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS stands for sudden infant death syndrome and it refers to an unexpected and inexplicable death of an infant. Since SIDS mostly occurs during sleep time, it\u2019s also known as \u201ccot death.\u201d However, baby beds themselves are not the main culprits. In fact, we still can\u2019t put our finger on any particular cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, certain risk factors may trigger SIDS, so it\u2019s vital to know how we can create a safe sleep environment for babies. SIDS shouldn\u2019t be the reason for your insomnia, so make sure you did everything to reduce the risk to a minimum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Top 10 <\/b><b>SIDS Stats<\/b><b> and Facts to Remember<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 1,300 infants died due to SIDS in the US in 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2017, there were 35.4 SIDS deaths per 100,000 live births in the US.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most racial and ethnic groups, SIDS is the leading cause of all SUIDs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alaska, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, and Louisiana had the highest SIDS rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccines don\u2019t cause SIDS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babies between one and four months of age are at the highest risk of SIDS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s an increased risk of SIDS if a baby is sleeping on the stomach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are 3 times more likely to die due to SIDS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US National Institutes of Health launched the Back to Sleep campaign in 1994.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breastfeeding can lower the risk of SIDS by up to 50%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How Common Is SIDS<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/newborn-1399193_1920-e1583187472240.jpg\" alt=\"SIDS Statistics - Featured\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a new parent or not, you may be wondering how common SIDS is. In this section, we\u2019ll answer that question.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. In 2017, there were 3,600 sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) in the US.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As its name suggests, SUID is a sudden and unexpected death of an infant younger than one year old. Some of the most common causes of these deaths are suffocation, entrapment, ingestion, cardiac arrhythmias, and SIDS. However, according to the SIDS definition, infant deaths are classified as SIDS when there\u2019s no clear cause of death even after a thorough investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. About 1,300 infants died due to SIDS in the US in 2018.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS is one of the most common types of SUID. Additionally, current <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US SIDS statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that about 1,300 infants died due to unknown reasons, while suffocation and strangulation in bed caused about 800 infant deaths in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. In the US, the SIDS rate decreased by 66% from 1980 to 2010.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American SIDS Institute<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1980, there were 153 SIDS deaths per 100,000 live births compared to 51.6 in 2010. However, the major drop of about 40% can be noticed for the period of 1994 to 2000. In 1994, when the US Back to Sleep campaign (now known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/activities\/campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) was launched, the incidence of SIDS deaths was 130 per 100,000 live births. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS stats<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that it fell to 62.2 per 100,000 live births after only six years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. In 2010, there were 6.15 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in the US.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/gho\/child_health\/mortality\/neonatal_infant_text\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">world death rate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among infants is much higher\u2014in 2017, it was 29 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. According to statistics, SIDS was the third leading cause of infant death and the first leading cause of death among infants aged 12 months or younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. In 2017, there were 35.4 SIDS deaths per 100,000 live births in the US.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, based on recent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS facts and statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there was a considerable decline from 1990 when the SIDS rate was 130.3 deaths per 100,000 live births. However, there was an increase in the rates of unknown causes of death and accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed. In 2017, they were 33.4 and 24.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, respectively. This can be explained by a shift in SUID classification. In recent years, SUID cases have been more often classified as accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed or unknown cause, and less often as SIDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. For most racial and ethnic groups, SIDS is the leading cause of all SUIDs.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics by race<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the lowest SUID rate in the 2013\u20132016 period was among Asian and Pacific Islander infants, amounting to 33.5 deaths per 100,000 live births. On the other hand, the highest SUID rate was among American Indian and Alaska Native infants\u2014295.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. This rate was also pretty high among black infants (181), while it was 85 for white infants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Alaska, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, and Louisiana had the highest SIDS rates.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MedicalXpress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics by state<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that there are great differences in SIDS rates across the US, scientists can\u2019t explain why. Some believe that the explanation may be found in racial and ethnic differences, as well as different smoking rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. New Zealand had the highest SIDS rate worldwide in 2005.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a study that included 13 countries all over the world, the SIDS rate in New Zealand was 0.80 deaths per 1,000 live births. Based on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics by country<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the US followed with 0.54 and Argentina was in third place with 0.49. The Netherlands and Japan had the lowest SIDS rates, 0.10 and 0.16, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Causes of SIDS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What causes SIDS? Here, we\u2019ll be discussing the possible causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. The exact cause of SIDS is still unknown.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois Department of Public Health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While more research is needed to find out what causes SIDS, according to a widely accepted theory, the cause of SIDS is an inborn defect in the brain stem. Among other things, this part of the brain is responsible for heart rate and breathing. Infants with this abnormality are at a higher risk, but numerous <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS facts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indicate that there are several other factors that may trigger SIDS, such as sleeping on the stomach and over-bundling the baby. When sleeping on the belly, a newborn is breathing their own exhaled air and thus isn\u2019t getting enough oxygen. While a healthy baby would wake up, newborns with a brain defect continue sleeping while oxygen levels are getting lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Vaccines don\u2019t cause SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people believe that shots, vaccines, and immunizations can lead to SIDS, but there is no scientific evidence for this. However, some studies suggest that there\u2019s a positive relation between <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS and vaccines<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning that vaccines may prevent this syndrome. Therefore, all caregivers should take their babies to well-baby checkups and follow their health care providers\u2019 recommendations about the necessary shots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>11. Cribs don\u2019t cause SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although SIDS is also known as \u201ccrib death,\u201d an infant bed is not the actual cause of SIDS. However, the sleep environment may increase the risk of SIDS. That\u2019s why it\u2019s recommended that babies sleep on a firm and flat surface with a fitted sheet. Also, you should avoid using crib bumpers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who Is at the Highest Risk of SIDS?<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-22194_1280-e1583187621901.jpg\" alt=\"SIDS Statistics - Bed Sharing\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-22194_1280-e1583187621901.jpg 770w, https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-22194_1280-e1583187621901-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-22194_1280-e1583187621901-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At what age is a baby most likely to suffer from SIDS? Here, we\u2019ll be looking at the risk factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>12. Babies between one and four months of age are at the highest risk of SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on statistical data, most SIDS deaths occur in this period. Additionally, about 90% of SIDS deaths occur among babies younger than 6 months of age. Although all babies younger than one year are at risk of this type of death, baby boys are more likely to die due to SIDS than baby girls. But <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why does SIDS peak at 2\u20134 months<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> period of a baby\u2019s life? It seems there\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.romper.com\/p\/why-is-sids-highest-at-2-to-4-months-experts-dont-have-the-answers-17436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no scientific explanation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for this.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>13. There\u2019s an increased risk of SIDS if a baby is sleeping on the stomach.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why there are a number of national campaigns around the world that promote back sleeping for babies, both at night and during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/napping-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">daytime naps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Hopefully, they will improve the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and years to come by educating caregivers about safe sleep practices that can reduce the risk of SIDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>14. Babies sleeping with a parent in the same bed have a 3\u20135 times higher risk of SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Science<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bed-sharing can increase the risk of SIDS by five times among babies younger than three months old. For older babies aged between three and twelve months, the risk of dying due to SIDS is three times higher when they share a bed with a parent compared to when they sleep separately in the same room. This statistic is enough to give a new parent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/insomnia-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insomnia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>15. Babies with low birth weights are up to 4 times more likely to die due to SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayo Clinic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adc.bmj.com\/content\/99\/suppl_2\/a544.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> examining <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS risk by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> birth <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weight<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concluded that newborns with low birth weight are up to four times more likely to die due to SIDS. Also, babies born prematurely or in a multiple birth are at higher risk of SIDS. This is probably because there\u2019s an increased risk that their brains haven\u2019t matured completely, so they don\u2019t have full control over their breathing and heart rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>16. Babies whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are 3 times more likely to die due to SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebMD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, babies exposed to secondhand smoke are at a greater risk of SIDS. Therefore, don\u2019t smoke around your baby and don\u2019t allow others to smoke around him or her.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>17. Based on <\/b><b>SIDS statistics by<\/b><b> mothers\u2019 <\/b><b>age<\/b><b>, babies whose mothers are younger than 20 are at greater risk of SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayo Clinic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, certain behaviors, such as smoking and using drugs or alcohol, during pregnancy can increase the risk of SIDS. Also, if a pregnant woman doesn\u2019t have adequate prenatal care, her baby is more likely to die due to SIDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b style=\"font-size: 16px;\">SIDS Prevention<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-215298_1280-e1583187580338.jpg\" alt=\"SIDS Statistics - Pacifier\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-215298_1280-e1583187580338.jpg 770w, https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-215298_1280-e1583187580338-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baby-215298_1280-e1583187580338-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you prevent SIDS? In this section, we\u2019ll be looking at ways new parents can protect children against SIDS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>18. The US National Institutes of Health launched the Back to Sleep campaign in 1994.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois Department of Public Health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal was to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of back sleeping. Today, this initiative is known as the Safe to Sleep campaign and it\u2019s aimed to spread the word about ways to minimize risk factors of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of death among babies. As the stats from 2017 and 2016 show, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS rate in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> US<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was considerably lower compared to those from the 1990s.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>19. SIDS still can\u2019t be prevented completely.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, we can\u2019t prevent SIDS. More research is needed to find out the main cause of SIDS and hopefully an effective way to prevent it. Until then, anyone taking care of a baby should know the answer to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what is SIDS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and try to reduce its risk by following the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/safesleepbasics\/risk\/reduce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recommendations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the American Academy of Pediatrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>20. From 1994 to 2009, there was a sharp increase in the rate of back sleeping.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe to Sleep<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS risk factors statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> show that in 1994, 27% of babies slept on their back, while in 2009, about 74% of caregivers said that they used the back sleeping position for their babies. This proves the efficacy of the Back to Sleep campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>21. Breastfeeding can lower the risk of SIDS by up to 50%.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebMD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though this fact is backed up by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breastfeeding and SIDS statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, scientists haven\u2019t explained why breastfeeding can lower the risk of SIDS. Some claim that breast milk boosts the baby\u2019s immune system and protects them from infections that may increase the risk of SIDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>22. Sleeping with a pacifier can reduce the risk of SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WebMD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21505778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suggest that pacifiers may prevent SIDS. However, if your baby doesn\u2019t want a pacifier, don\u2019t force them to use it. Also, when a pacifier falls out of the baby\u2019s mouth during sleep, you don\u2019t need to put it back. So <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how does a pacifier help prevent SIDS?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/pacifier-greatly-reduces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific American<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, De-Kun Li, a reproductive epidemiologist, explains that a pacifier\u2019s bulky handle prevents a baby from burying its face in soft bedding. However, it\u2019s very important that you don\u2019t attach the pacifier to anything since a string or a similar item can be dangerous because of suffocation, choking, or strangulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>23. A <\/b><b>SIDS monitor<\/b><b> or a similar device can\u2019t reduce the risk of SIDS.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayo Clinic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents not to use baby monitors that are advertised as an effective way of reducing the risk of SIDS since their safety and effectiveness haven\u2019t been properly tested.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>To Sum Up<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the introduction of the Back to Sleep campaign, now known as Safe to Sleep, which is aimed at educating parents and all caregivers about the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDS statistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0should have considerably improved. That\u2019s why we decided to contribute to raising awareness about this problem and its possible solutions. It\u2019s comforting to know that we can help our babies sleep more safely. So when trying to create a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/soothing-sleep-environment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peaceful sleep environment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for you and your little angel, also think about their safety. Hopefully, researchers will soon also learn how to prevent SIDS from ever occurring but until then, we should do everything to reduce its risk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We collected the most recent SIDS statistics, which indicate that we can considerably reduce the risk of SIDS by following expert recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/stats-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,20],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15064,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions\/15064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disturbmenot.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}