Cambios en la posición del sueño durante la infancia: una evaluación longitudinal prospectiva

S M Lesko1, M J Corwin, R M Vezina

  • 1Slone Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Brookline, Mass 02146, USA. leskos@bu.edu

JAMA
|August 1, 1998
PubMed
Resumen

Muchos bebés cambian a posiciones de sueño inclinadas entre 1 y 3 meses de edad. Los factores de riesgo incluyen la raza / etnia materna, la edad materna más joven, una mayor paridad y el sexo masculino del bebé, lo que aumenta el riesgo de síndrome de muerte súbita infantil (SIDS).

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