Fan may reduce SIDS
On one hand you have researchers that say that running a fan in your baby’s room may reduce SIDS. On the other, some South Koreans believe having a fan on while you are sleeping will cause your untimely demise. Hmmm, who to believe…
Using a fan in a baby’s room while the infant is sleeping is the latest recommendation from research on sudden infant death syndrome. Earlier findings have helped reduce the incidence of SIDS by 56 percent.
“It’s very different now than when she was raising me,” said Gonzales, who lives in Fremont with her husband and 5-month-old son. Her mother cares for Victor Lee while Gonzales is at work.
Findings of the Kaiser Permanente study released Monday suggest that using a fan while a baby is sleeping can reduce SIDS risk by 72 percent, although the fan is to be used in conjunction with recommendations from earlier studies, such as having babies sleep on their backs.
Conducted by the Division of Research of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, the study included 497 infants in 11 counties, including Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo and Monterey. There were 185 SIDS death cases in the study.
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