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Position Statements

With valuable contributions from a core group of prominent medical advisors, First Candle/SIDS Alliance provides up-to-date and quality-assured information on issues relative to infant health and survival.  Following is a list of position statements currently available: 

Guidelines for Products Intended for Sleeping Babies (pdf)

Important Safe Sleeping Tips! (pdf)

Toxic Gas Theory, Mattresses And SIDS (pdf)

Triple Risk Model For SIDS (pdf)

Rebreathing Carbon Dioxide And Suffocation As They Relate To SIDS (pdf)

Facts On SIDS (pdf)

Facts On Stillbirth (pdf)

Immunizations and SIDS (pdf)

Minimizing The Potential For Flat Heads (pdf)