While we are hopeful that following these recommendations will save lives, we know that following them faithfully will not prevent SIDS deaths.  Things can still go wrong even when parents do everything right.  The fact is that many SIDS victims have no known risk factors; and, most babies with one or more risk factors will survive.  It is important that, since the cause of SIDS remain unknown, SIDS parents refrain from concluding that their child care practices may have caused their baby's death.  Research must continue if we are to discover how and why SIDS occurs, and expand upon these and other risk factors.

SIDS IS NOT CONTAGIOUS

SIDS IS NOT CAUSED BY IMMUNIZATIONS

SIDS IS NOT CHILD ABUSE

SIDS IS NO ONE'S FAULT