Compared to babies put to sleep on the back, babies put to sleep on their side have 2 times (double) the risk of SIDS
Compared to babies put to sleep on the back, babies put to sleep on
their stomach have a 2 to 13 times the risk of SIDS. If bedding is present there is 21 times the
risk.
Babies who normally are placed to sleep on their back but are placed to sleep on their stomach have up to 45 times the risk of SIDS
Babies who share a room (but not a bed) with their parent/caregiver have a 50% decreased risk of SIDS.
Babies who share a bed with a smoker have 2- 21 times the risk of SIDS
Young infants, <4 months of age who share a bed with a parent have 4-10 times the risk of SIDS
Babies who share a bed with multiple parents or non-parents have 5 times the risk of SIDS
Babies who sleep with another person on a soft/small surface like a waterbed, sofa or recliner have 5-66 times the risk of SIDS
Babies who share the parent’s bed have almost 3 times the risk of SIDS.
Babies who sleep with bedding have 5 times the risk of SIDS.
Babies who sleep on their stomach with bedding have 21 times the risk of SIDS. (2000% increase)
If a swaddled baby rolls onto the stomach, there is 12 times the risk of SIDS
Babies placed to sleep with a pacifier have a 10-50% decreased risk of SIDS.
Babies who are breastfed have a 36% decreased risk of SIDS. When exclusively breastfed (no formula) the baby has a 73% decreased risk of SIDS.
Babies who receive routine immunizations have a 46% decreased risk of SIDS.
