Factors Associated With Caregivers' Choice of Infant Sleep Position, 1994-1998
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- 26 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 283 (16) , 2135-2142
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.283.16.2135
Abstract
In the spring of 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation promoting nonprone sleep position for healthy infants to reduce risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).1 These efforts were expanded in late June 1994, with the initiation of the national public education campaign "Back to Sleep" under joint sponsorship of the US Public Health Service, AAP, SIDS Alliance, and Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.2,3 In November 1996, the AAP revised its sleep position statement to emphasize that supine is the preferred position, although lateral is an acceptable alternative since it confers protection relative to prone position.4Keywords
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