SIDS affects babies between the ages of one week and one year, usually during sleep. And it strikes without warning. Unfortunately, neither medical experts nor parents can predict which babies will die. Statistics show that more babies die of SIDS during cold weather months. Babies who sleep on their stomachs are also more vulnerable to SIDS, as well as babies whose mothers smoked during and after pregnancy.
Steps Parents Can Take Only allow infants to sleep on their backs at night and naptime.
Do not smoke during or after pregnancy and the first critical year of life. Infants should never be exposed to adults actively smoking. Do not place your baby on a waterbed, sofa, soft mattress, pillow or other soft surface to sleep. Parents are advised to use a firm mattress in a safety-approved crib for their baby's sleep. Click here for more information .