Risk Factors
Risk factors for SUID include maternal smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, overheating/overbundling, having soft items in baby's sleeping area, being male, being 2-4 months of age, and being born preterm.
In the U.S., African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native infants have higher incidence of SUID and other sleep-related deaths.
According to 2021-2022 PRAMS data, mothers younger than 20 years of age are statistically less likely to put their babies to sleep on their backs when compared with mothers older than 20 years.Related Risk Factors Indicators:
