Key result
The prone sleep position more than triples the risk of SIDS, while advocating the supine sleep position is associated with a 50 to 90% decrease in the SIDS rate.
Why the study?
Does the supine sleep position reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome compared to the prone sleep position in infants?
Population
Infants at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Comparison
Supine sleep position vs Prone sleep position
Design
Review
Authors
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Supine sleep may lower SIDS risk; leaves open prospective trials before practice change.
Does the supine sleep position reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome compared to the prone sleep position in infants?
The supine sleep position is a critical intervention that significantly reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 50 to 90%.
Kinney et al. (2009) conducted a review in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Prone sleep position vs. Supine sleep position was evaluated on SIDS rate. The prone sleep position more than triples the risk of SIDS, while advocating the supine sleep position is associated with a 50 to 90% decrease in the SIDS rate.
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