Why or how does the prone sleep position increase the risk of unexpected and unexplained infant death?

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2017 Nov;102(6):F472-F473. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313331. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Authors

Peter Fleming¹, Peter Blair¹, Anna Pease¹

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

PMID: 28839107
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313331

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; general paediatrics; sids.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Prone Position / physiology*
Risk Factors
Sleep / physiology*
Sudden Infant Death / etiology*