The shorter the interval between pregnancies, the higher the SIDS rate. Avoid exposing the infant to tobacco smoke. Don't have your infant in the same house or car with someone who is smoking. The greater the exposure to tobacco smoke, the greater the risk of SIDS 2. Breast-feed babies whenever possible.
Breast milk decreases the occurrence of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
Avoid exposing the infant to people with respiratory infections. Carefully clean anything that comes in contact with the baby. Have people wash their hands before holding or playing with your baby. Place infants to sleep on their backs, even though infants may sleep more soundly on their stomachs. Infants who sleep on their stomachs have a higher rate of SIDS than infants who sleep on their backs.