Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effect of sleep position on apnea and bradycardia in high-risk infants.
The purpose of this investigation was to investigate, in high-risk infants, the occurrence of abnormalities in documented monitor downloads during the side versus prone position. ⋯ Clinicians need to be cautious when recommending the side or prone position in this group of high-risk infants. The results in this investigation provide support for the Back to Sleep Campaign recommendations to be applied, not only to healthy term infants, but higher risk infants as well. Studies of the high-risk infant in the supine position are warranted.