Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than one year old. SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants between one month and one year of age. Although the cause of SIDS is unknown, there are a number of things that parents can do to reduce the risk of their baby dying from SIDS.
The most important thing that parents can do to reduce the risk of SIDS is to put their baby to sleep on their back. This is because babies who sleep on their stomachs are more likely to die from SIDS than babies who sleep on their backs. Other things that parents can do to reduce the risk of SIDS include:
