Risk Factors for the Infant Prone Sleep Position

Prevalence and Determinants of Prone Sleeping Position in Infants: Results from Two Cross-Sectional Studies on Risk Factors for SIDS in Germany

“…Associations between sociodemographic factors and sleeping position have been described before (54); in particular, young mothers and single mothers were found to be over tenfold more likely to place their infants prone (55). On the other hand, Chessare et al (24) could not demonstrate any association between socioeconomic and other factors and the choice of the sleeping position in parents, which may be due to the relatively high prevalence of US parents who still prefer to place their infants in the prone position.…”

Maternal and Infant Characteristics Associated with Prone and Lateral Infant Sleep Positioning in Washington State, 1996-2002

“…Indeed, in Seattle-King County, Washington between 1992 and 1994, single and young mothers were more likely to place their infants prone than women who were married or older at the time of their infant's birth, factors not associated with sleep position in our later study. 30 We did not observe similar trends for lateral sleep positioning, which historically has not been the target of public health efforts.…”

Factors influencing infant sleep position: decisions do not differ by SES in African-American families

“…This was observed despite significant differences between the two groups in parental age, educational level and marital status, factors which previously have been associated with increased rates of prone sleeping 3 8 15 23 24…”