title: Area-based study shows most parents follow advice to reduce risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Guidance on reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was successfully introduced to a number of countries in the early 1990s. The most important recommendations were supine sleeping for infants and non-smoking for mothers. This 2012-2014 study examined adherence to the national Swedish SIDS advice.
  
  
  METHODS
  We asked 1000 parents with infants registered at child healthcare centres in western Sweden to complete a questionnaire on infant care from birth to 12 months of age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We analysed 710 responses and found that, in the first three months, 1.3% of the infants were placed in the prone sleeping position and 14.3% were placed on their side. By three to five months, this had risen to 5.6% and 23.6%. In the first three months, 83.1% were breastfed, 84.1% used a pacifier and 44.2% shared their parents' bed, while 5.8% slept in another room. Bed sharing was more likely if infants were breastfed and less likely if they used pacifiers. During pregnancy, 2.8% of the mothers smoked and the mothers who had smoked during pregnancy were less likely to bed share.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall adherence to the SIDS advice was good, but both prone and side sleeping practices should be targeted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Frida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strömberg Celind
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7010-7191
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wennergren
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Möllborg
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goksör
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Gothenburg, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bernt
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-2995
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alm
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012890:Sleep; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016683:Supine Position
keywords: Bed sharing; Prone sleeping position; Side sleeping position; Smoking; Sudden infant death syndrome