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SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month Quiz

October is SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month. Take our Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Quiz to test your knowledge.

SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and is taking a huge toll in minority communities. Take this quiz to see how much you know about SIDS and how to prevent it.

1. SIDS is most likely to occur between the ages of one to six months.

2. Parents can lower the risk of SIDS by placing babies on their stomach to sleep.

3. White infants are more prone to SIDS.

4. SIDS is caused by shots, medicines and vaccines.

5. Smoking does not put your baby at an increased risk for SIDS.

6. Breastfeeding your baby can help protect against SIDS.

Other resources about SIDS:

Infant Mortality and SIDS
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=25

First Candle
http://www.firstcandle.org/index.html Exit Disclaimer

National SIDS Information and Resource Center
http://www.sidscenter.org/ Exit Disclaimer

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/SIDS/riskfactors.htm

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.cfm

American Academy Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/Sleep.cfm Exit Disclaimer

Note: This Quiz was developed by OMHRC.



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