Statistics

The risk of SIDS in the following groups exceeds that of the general population by as much as 5 to 10 times

  •  infants born weighing less than 3.5 pounds
  • infants whose sibling died of SIDS
  • infants exposed to cocaine, heroin or methadone during the pregnancy
  • the second of succeeding child born to a teenage mother
  • infants who have had an apparent life threatening event

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