Risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) include several physical, sleep-related, and maternal factors. Common risk factors are:
- Boys have a slightly higher risk than girls.
- Infants aged 2 to 4 months are at higher risk.
- Race/ethnicity: Higher risk in Black, Native American, and Alaska Native infants.
- Family history of SIDS.
- Exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Premature birth and low birth weight.
- Sleeping on the stomach or side instead of the back.
- Sleeping on a soft surface.
- Bed-sharing with parents, siblings, or pets.
- Overheating during sleep.
- Maternal factors such as young maternal age (<20 years), smoking, drug or alcohol use during pregnancy, and inadequate prenatal care.
Based on this information, any option that does not align with these known risk factors would not be a risk factor for SIDS. If there is a list of specific options, please provide them so the one that is not a risk factor can be identified precisely. Otherwise, any factor outside the above list is likely not a SIDS risk factor.
