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Indicator Report - Backsleeping for Infants

Why Is This Important?

Research has shown that placing babies on their backs to sleep greatly reduces their risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Prevalence of Infant Sleeping Position on Back, Utah and 18 Other States, 2000

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Data Notes

New York data do not include New York City.

Data Sources

Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), Utah Department of Health.

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Definition

Percentage of respondents who reported full-term infants sleep on their backs.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of surveyed new mothers who reported that their full-term newborn infant sleeps on his or her back.
Denominator: Total number of survey respondents.

Page Content Updated On 11/15/2007, Published on 11/15/2007
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