A study done by the NIH found that babies who slept in a room with an open window had their risk of…
A study done by the NIH found that babies who slept in a room with an open window had their risk of SIDS reduced by 36%, even more impressive is that babies who slept in a room with a fan had a 76% reduced risk of SIDS.
Jess·
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Is there an article you can share a link for??
missing107user·
I wonder why ?
Leah·
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http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20081006/sleeping-with-fan-may-lower-sids-risk
Leah·
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@gabrielsmommy2015,
Leah·
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@jrose114, one theory is that infants are inhaling trapped carbon dioxide. The fans and open windows could increase air circulation and lessen the odds of babies rebreathing CO2.
Jess·
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That's interesting! Definitely gonna read the article
Leah·
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@gabrielsmommy2015, it is! There are several articles regarding this research. Here's another one:
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/childrens-health/articles/2008/10/06/bedroom-fan-
Leah·
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the study was actually done by a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist, but was funded by the NIH.
Jess·
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Sweet! Thank you!!