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A member asked:
Does episodic tummy sleeping raise overall sids risk? or is the risk the same with each new sleeping session?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: obviously sleeping on tummy sometimes versus not sleeping on tummy at all raises the overall risk of SIDS
Answered 4/30/2015
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Why chance it: The sids rate in the US has declined about 40% in the 20 plus years since the "back to sleep" campaign started.Given our lack of understanding of the issue, I consider any sleep period during their vulnerable months to be a potential risk.
Answered 1/14/2018
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