Table 1. Risk Factors for SIDS (CDC, 2004) Maternal Infant Environmental Age ‹ 20 years Premature or low-birth weight Prone (stomach) sleeping Late or no prenatal care Multiple gestation Overheating Perinatal smoking Male gender Second hand smoke exposure Drug/alcohol abuse Recent URI/GI illness Low socioeconomic status   African-American or Native-American race Bedsharing     Cluttered sleeping area/soft sleep surface and loose bedding