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Sudden unexpected infant death

Room fans may reduce the risk of SIDS.

In a study involving interviews with over 500 mothers of infants, including 185 mothers of infants who died of SIDS, fans were indicated as offering protection from SIDS. The study concluded that perhaps the improved air circulation prevented babies from rebreathing exhaled carbon dioxide. "That gas can pool up in the gap between a baby's face and the mattress and deprive him of oxygen", says author De-Kun Li, of Kaiser Permanente's research division. “Because infants' neck muscles are weak, they may not be able to turn their heads to find fresh air”, Li says.

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