Fan use linked to lower SIDS risk

10 Oct 2008

Placing a fan in a baby's room may reduce the risk of sudden death infant syndrome (SIDS), new research has found.

A study conducted at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, revealed that better air circulation in the room where babies sleep can lower the likelihood of SIDS.

The research, published in October's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, discovered that using a fan reduced risk by up to 72%.

Commenting on the findings, senior author of the report Dr De-Kun Li said: "The baby's sleeping environment really matters. This seems to suggest that by improving room ventilation we can further reduce risk."

SIDS remains the leading cause of death in infants aged between one month to a year, figures indicate.

According to Joyce Epstein, director of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, more than 300 apparently healthy babies die suddenly and unexpectedly from cot death in the UK every year.

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