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SIDS risk lowered by fans

Posted on October 07, 2008

Filed under: Newborns, Babies, Health & safety, Medical conditions, DevelopmentThe number one recommendation for avoiding sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS is to have babies sleep on their backs. In addition, get a firm mattress and avoid soft bedding. According to new research coming from doctors at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, there's an additional measure you can take: turn on a fan.This does not replace the existing recommendations, of course, but adds to them. If parents want to take an extra measure, they should consider using a fan, says Dr. De-Kun Li, the lead researc...

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